
Russia’s Stagnation Pushes Kremlin to Renew Pressure on Georgia
A new escalation in the long-running conflict between Russia and Georgia happened almost by chance last week (starting on June 20), but it answered the... MORE

Georgian Government Faces Worst Crisis Since 2012
On Rustaveli Avenue, in central Tbilisi, a rally of pro-Western opposition and student organizations has assembled near the Georgian parliament building and continues into its... MORE

Georgia’s Anaklia Deep-Water Port Faces a New Challenge
Recent developments around the construction of a new deep-water port in Anaklia, on Georgia’s Black Sea coast, have reinforced skepticism that the “project of the... MORE

Azerbaijan and Georgia Narrowly Avoid Fresh Border Conflict
On May 28, as Azerbaijan marked its most important national holiday, Republic Day, and finalized preparations to host the UEFA Europa League Final at the... MORE

Ancient Christian Site Straddling Azerbaijani-Georgian Border Highlights Problems Linked to Incomplete Delimitation of Shared Frontier
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the administrative borders between the 15 constituent Soviet Socialist Republics became internationally recognized state borders. Yet, even during... MORE

Armenians Look to Renewed Alliance With Kurds in Turkey, Expanded Role in Georgia
Increasingly, one of the defining characteristics of Vladimir Putin’s leadership has been its propensity to push the narrative that the Kremlin has a special relationship... MORE

Pankisi Gorge: A Resurgent Flashpoint in Georgia?
On April 21, Georgian company Peri began construction on the Khadori-3 hydroelectric station (HES) with a capacity of 5 megawatts (MW). Construction started near the... MORE

NATO Again Demonstrates Strong Support for Georgia
Georgia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held NATO-Georgia Exercise 2019—a computer assisted/command post exercise (CAX/CPX)—at the Joint Training and Evaluation Center (JTEC), between... MORE

Saakashvili Continues His Political Struggle in Georgia and Ukraine
On March 24, the United National Movement (UNM), Georgia’s former ruling party, held a party congress at which it approved Grigol Vashadze as its new chairperson... MORE

Georgian President Travels to Europe, Confirms Her Country’s Pro-Western Course
The newly elected president of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, is using the first hundred days of her presidency to demonstrate her country’s ongoing commitment to integration... MORE