Will Moscow succeed in turning Georgia into the first casualty of Russian antiterrorist "assistance" to the United States? Mysteriously provoked armed clashes have escalated since... MORE

Both Russian and Abkhazian authorities have alleged that a joint force of Chechen rebel fighters and Georgian guerrillas recently attempted to invade the self-styled republic... MORE

The Georgian economy is recovering from the 2000 drought, which last year led to a 15 percent drop in agricultural production and pushed GDP growth... MORE

Although the Georgian economy will likely record acceptable levels of growth this year, the country's future economic position continues to be threatened by a troubled... MORE

President Eduard Shevardnadze embarked yesterday on a visit to the United States in spite of mounting Russian pressures on Georgia. Those pressures are currently taking... MORE

Some officials and analysts in Moscow are sensing an opportunity to bring Georgia to heel through threats of an "antiterrorist operation," one that would masquerade... MORE

The World Bank wants Tbilisi to get tough with Baku in the negotiations on the transit of Azerbaijani gas from the Shah-Deniz field to Turkey... MORE

Georgian-Abkhaz tensions are being artificially exacerbated by criminal incidents in an Abkhaz-controlled district. On July 9, unidentified gunmen who are presumed to be Georgian guerrillas... MORE