Georgian Authorities Reinstate Military Conscription
The Georgian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has reintroduced compulsory military service in the army, eight months after then–defense minister Tina Khidasheli abolished military conscription (Civil... MORE
Armenia and Georgia Hold Joint Exercise With NATO Soldiers
For the past several weeks, a group of Armenian soldiers have been taking part in a joint exercise with their Georgian counterparts at the Sachkhere... MORE
Georgia to Skip NATO Summit as Russia Flexes Military Muscle in South Caucasus
On January 26, Viktor Dolidze, Georgia’s state minister on European and Euro-Atlantic integration, declared that his country will “probably” not participate in the North Atlantic... MORE
Georgia Trusts Donald Trump Will Not Change US Policy Toward Tbilisi
After the election of Donald Trump to the White House, Georgian leaders have expressed hope that relations between the United States and Georgia will still... MORE
Terrorist Threat in Georgia Shifts From Exporting Militants to Homegrown and Returning Fighters
Mukhammad Khangoshvili, a 24-year-old inhabitant of the village of Duisi, in Pankisi Gorge, Georgia, was killed, on November 7, 2016, in a bombing of the... MORE
Georgia Signs Unfavorable New Natural Gas Transit Deal With Russia
Following months of negotiations, on January 11, Russia and Georgia finally concluded a deal over the transit of Russian natural gas to Armenia via Georgia.... MORE
Saakashvili’s Party in Georgia Splits in Two
In a January 12 press briefing held at the United National Movement’s (UNM) central offices, the majority of the party’s leaders and most of its... MORE
US–Georgia Defense and Security Cooperation Moves to a New Stage
On December 6, Georgian Defense Minister Levan Izoria and US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Michael Carpenter signed a framework agreement on security cooperation for... MORE
Russia Consolidates Military Control in Abkhazia as Georgia’s Ruling Party Further Eases Its Resistance
On November 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into a law an agreement between the Russian Federation and Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia on establishing... MORE
Will Georgia’s Former Ruling Party Survive the Prospect of Disintegration?
On November 30, the Political Council of Georgia’s former ruling party, the United National Movement (UNM) decided, after intense internal debate, that it would hold... MORE