Georgia Detains Five Alleged Supporters of the Chatayev Terrorist Group
On January 27, residents of Georgia’s northeastern village of Duisi, in Pankisi gorge, largely populated by Kists, a 40,000-strong ethnic minority related to the Chechen... MORE
A One-Armed IS Warlord and the Problem of Militant Returnees in Georgia
On November 22, 2017, Ahmed Chataev, the leader of a Russian-speaking faction of Islamic State (IS), was killed, along with two other militants, during a... MORE
A Year in Review: Georgian Government Struggles With Multiple Crises in 2017, While Cementing Its Grip on Power
Taking into consideration post-Soviet Georgia’s usually dramatic political life, the year 2017 was not particularly spectacular domestically or internationally. And yet, there were certain developments... MORE
Special Operation in Tbilisi Highlights Risk of Terrorism by Returning Fighters in Georgia
Georgia recently carried out one of the most significant counter-terrorism operations of the past several years. On the evening of November 21, several special forces... MORE
United States Considers Supplying Anti-Tank Weapons to Georgia
The news that, on November 20, the US State Department had approved the sale of Javelin anti-tank missiles to Georgia (Dsca.mil, November 20), caused euphoria... MORE
Russia and Georgia Agree to Unite Against ‘Church Separatism’ in Abkhazia
Ilia II, the patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC), met in his Tbilisi residence, on November 2, with Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) of Volokolamsk (Russia).... MORE
Georgian Dream Wins Big in Municipal Elections, Further Consolidating Its Power
On October 21, Georgia held its first municipal elections since the 2014 regional self-governance reforms, which were supposed to transfer more powers to local governments... MORE
Authorities in Abkhazia Strengthen Discriminatory Policies Against Ethnic-Georgian Population
In the Gali district of the Russian-occupied separatist Georgian region of Abkhazia, the local administration is launching a campaign to oust ethnic Georgians who refuse... MORE
Invasive Stink Bug Pest Devastates Georgia’s Agriculture
The South Caucasus republic of Georgia is struggling with a plague of brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB), or Halyomorpha halys. Originally native to East Asia,... MORE
Georgian President Calls for a United Western Strategy Against Russian Aggression
The Georgian seaport city of Batumi hosted the eleventh annual Georgia Defense and Security Conference (GDSC), on October 12. The event was attended by Georgian... MORE