Restrictive Anti-Pandemic Measures Reveal Confrontation Between Georgian Government and Orthodox Church
On April 19, Georgians celebrated Orthodox Easter. But this year, the date highlighted a confrontation between the national authorities and the governing institution of the... MORE
The Political Implications of COVID-19 in Georgia
The agreement on Georgia’s electoral reform, signed between the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party and the united opposition at the US Embassy in Tbilisi on... MORE
Russia’s Discreet Satisfaction Over Georgia’s Anaklia Port Debacle
Since the collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1991, a perpetual high priority for the Russian Federation has been to maintain... MORE
Vano Merabishvili’s Release From Prison: A Chance or Challenge for the Georgian Opposition?
On February 20, former interior minister (2004–2012) and former prime minister (2012) Vano Merabishvili was released from prison in Tbilisi, where he spent six years... MORE
Impact of Western Support and Reprimand on Georgian Politics
On February 10, the authorities jailed Giorgi “Gigi” Ugulava, the secretary general of the opposition party European Georgia (EG), on charges of allegedly embezzling some... MORE
Russia Boosts Its Military Contingent in Georgia’s Occupied Territories
In the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, the Russian Armed Forces—mainly via their “proxy,” Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian Arab Army—are confronting Turkish military units (see EDM,... MORE
Russia’s Unilateral Black Sea Aggression Elicits Protests From Ukraine, Georgia
Since the 1991 implosion of the Soviet Union, the Russian Federation’s relations with its immediate Black Sea neighbors—the former Soviet republics of Georgia and Ukraine—have... MORE
A Year in Review: Georgia’s Security and Democratic Foundation Face Tests From Within and Outside
A series of turbulent political events, anti-liberal processes and degrading security conditions in the region that unfolded in 2019 have left Georgia at a perilous... MORE
Georgia’s De Facto Leader Attacks American and Georgian NGOs
On November 27, in an interview on Georgian television, the country’s de facto leader—the chairperson of the ruling Georgian Dream party and Georgia’s sole billionaire,... MORE
Political Tensions in Georgia Escalate as Protesters, Police Clash in Front of Parliament
On November 30, at the Biltmore Hotel, in Tbilisi, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party and the opposition held their first round of negotiations over... MORE