Critics Question Decision of Georgian Minister of Defense to Abolish Conscription
Georgia’s Minister of Defense Tinatin Khidasheli stated, on April 20, that she was prepared to end conscript service and fully transition the country’s army to... MORE
Georgia Fears Resumption of Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict
After the eruption of intense hostilities around Karabakh on April 2, Georgian authorities attempted to clarify their position on this acute regional issue. President Giorgi... MORE
Jamestown’s Margarita Assenova Interviewed by Georgian News Agency Accent
Margarita Assenova, Jamestown Director of Programs for Balkans, Caucasus & Central Asia, spoke with Georgian news agency Accent, on April 11, about Georgia's breakaway territories... MORE
Number of Georgian Citizens Who Leave to Join Islamic State Has Abruptly Dropped
On March 29, the deputy head of the Georgian State Security Service, Levan Izoria, briefed a joint session of three parliamentary committees: defense and security,... MORE
South and North Ossetians Clash over Georgian Ensemble’s Concert in Vladikavkaz
A concert by the Rustavi state academic Georgian folk song and dance ensemble in Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia, unexpectedly spiraled into a scandal.... MORE
South and North Ossetians Clash over Georgian Ensemble’s Concert in Vladikavkaz
A concert by the Rustavi state academic Georgian folk song and dance ensemble in Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia, unexpectedly spiraled into a scandal.... MORE
Is the Ruling Georgian Dream Coalition Disintegrating?
On March 31, after several days of deliberation (Imedi.ge, March 28), Georgia’s Republican Party (RP) declared that it would participate in the upcoming fall 2016... MORE
Domestic Political Issues Hinder Georgia’s Progress Toward NATO
Georgia is gearing up for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) upcoming summit in Warsaw, hoping to receive a “strong message” from the Alliance about... MORE
Is Georgian-Abkhaz and Georgian-Ossetian Reconciliation Possible?
On March 10, in a rare tripartite deal, Georgia released four Ossetian prisoners, three of which were serving life sentences on charges of terrorism against... MORE
Minister of Defense of Georgia Continues to ‘Knock at NATO’s Door’
Georgia’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze recently visited the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), where he held talks with NATO Deputy... MORE