Former Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli: Putin’s New Pick for Georgia?
by Giorgi KvelashviliGeorgia’s former Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli who currently serves as the leader of the opposition Movement for a Just Georgia and is one... MORE
Ramzan Kadyrov calls on Moscow to Liquidate threats from Georgia and Ukraine
by Paul Goble(The following article appeared on the website Window on Eurasia)The Moscow media on Christmas eve are playing up an interview Ramzan Kadyrov gave... MORE
Russia Sends Coast Guard Ships to Georgia’s Abkhazia Region, Holds “Elections”
by Giorgi KvelashviliOn December 12 the Georgian media reported that Russia reinforced its naval presence in the occupied Georgian province of Abkhazia by sending five... MORE
Kidnapped Georgian Schoolboys Remain in Russian Custody
by Giorgi KvelashviliAs the Jamestown Blog reported on November 9, four Georgian schoolboys Giorgi Romelashvili, Aleko Sabadze, Victor Buchukuri and Levan Khmiadashvili had been kidnapped... MORE
Tbilisi’s Dilemma: Will Belarus Recognize Independence of the Occupied Georgian Territories?
by Giorgi KvelashviliOn November 17 Belarus, arguably Russia’s closest ally in the world, sent its delegation to Georgia on a three-day visit to study the... MORE
Azerbaijan Considers Georgia-Black Sea-Bulgaria Route for Compressed Natural Gas to Europe
by Vlad SocorThe following article by Jamestown senior fellow Vlad Socor appeared in the Eurasian Daily Monitor and the full text can be read on... MORE
Georgia Considers Opening its Border with Russia
On November 13, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili convened yet another session of his country’s National Security Council (NSC) with the participation of major parliamentary and... MORE
Putin Says Decision on ‘Reunification’ of Georgia ‘Already Decided’
by Paul Goble Vienna, November 17 – Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who has often described the collapse of the Soviet Union as “the greatest tragedy”... MORE
Georgia Sends Combat Troops to Afghanistan: Rationale behind Tbilisi’s Move
by Giorgi KvelashviliOn November 17 Georgia sent 170 servicemen to Afghanistan to participate in NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operation. The combat troops will... MORE
Azerbaijan Considers Georgia-Black Sea-Bulgaria Route for Compressed Natural Gas to Europe
On November 13 in Sofia, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and his Bulgarian counterpart Giorgi Purvanov witnessed the signing of agreements of intent on the transportation... MORE