China Loses Bid for Construction of Georgian Deep-Water Port on Black Sea
On February 8, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili personally announced the conclusion of the tender for the construction of the Anaklia deep-water port on Georgia’s... MORE
Russia’s Soft Power in Georgia: How Does It Work?
In this year’s State of the State address, Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili warned about the increasing influence of Russian “soft power” on his country (Ghn.ge,... MORE
Restoration of Aziz Mosque in Adjara Reignites Debate Over Ottoman Legacy in Georgia
Hundreds of Muslim Georgians who live in the autonomous republic of Adjara, in southwestern Georgia, held a protest rally, on February 5, in the regional... MORE
Georgian President, US Ambassador Deny Russian Claim That Terrorists Are in Pankisi Gorge
Speaking at a press conference reviewing the year 2015, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov unexpectedly revived a question thought to have been closed long ago.... MORE
Georgian President, US Ambassador Deny Russian Claim That Terrorists Are in Pankisi Gorge
Speaking at a press conference reviewing the year 2015, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov unexpectedly revived a question thought to have been closed long ago.... MORE
New Economic Data Show Georgia’s Deepening Economic Malaise
On January 29, the National Statistics Office (NSO) of Georgia released new economic data, which shows that in 2015, the country’s GDP grew by just... MORE
Gazprom Presents Harsh Ultimatum to Georgia
The Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Energy of Georgia, Kakha Kaladze, and a top official at the Russian energy giant Gazprom, Yelena Burmistrova, failed... MORE
Growing Threat of Russian Influence in Georgian Army
Since the Bucharest summit of April 2008, when the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) pledged that Georgia (and Ukraine) “will become members of NATO” (Summitbucharest.ro,... MORE
Georgia’s Ruling Coalition Delivers Coup de Grace to Salvage Its Electoral Support
On December 23, Irakli Garibashvili resigned from his post as prime minister of Georgia (Channel 1 TV, Rustavi 2 TV, Imedi TV, December 23, 2015).... MORE
Armenia, Georgia, Iran and Russia Plan to Expand Energy Cooperation
In Yerevan, on December 23, the energy ministers of Armenia, Georgia, and Iran as well as the chief executive of the Rosseti joint-stock company, which... MORE