Russians Claim Georgia Plans to Buy Sophisticated Weapons from the U.S.
by Giorgi KvelashviliOn November 9, as the Germans were celebrating the 20th anniversary of the unification of their homeland and the Western world was engaged... MORE

Jamestown Blog: Kidnapping and Extortion: Russia’s Modus Operandi in Georgia
Georgians were recently shocked when they learned of more kidnappings of ethnic Georgians, this time from the village of Tirdznisi near the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region.Kidnapping... MORE
Kidnapping and Extortion: Russia’s Modus Operandi in Georgia
by Giorgi KvelashviliGeorgians were recently shocked when they learned of more kidnappings of ethnic Georgians, this time from the village of Tirdznisi near the Russian-occupied... MORE

Russia Casts a Wary Eye on Deepening U.S.-Georgia Cooperation
On October 30, Russia’s Permanent Representative to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, gave an interview to Ekho Moskvy Radio, in which he severely criticized America’s Georgia policy.... MORE
Russia Casts a Wary Eye on Deepening U.S.-Georgia Cooperation
Dmitri Rogozinby Giorgi KvelashviliFor the full text of this article see the Jamestown Eurasian Daily Monitor.On October 30th, Russia’s Permanent Representative to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin,... MORE

Tagliavini Commission Report Awakens an Extinct Protest Volcano in Georgia
The name of the Swiss diplomat Heidi Tagliavini may soon be used as a flagship for a new protest movement in Georgia. The implacable Georgian... MORE
Georgia’s Irakli Alasania’s Political Zigzags: from Running for President to Running for Mayor
by Giorgi KvelashviliIrakli Alasania, a moderate politician commonly called by his first name within the Georgian political establishment a-la Mikheil Saakashvili who became known as... MORE
Vershbow Visits Tbilisi As Russia Takes Concrete Steps to Annex Georgian Territories
by Giorgi KvelashviliU.S Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow arrived in Tbilisi on October 19, for talks with high-level Georgian officials.... MORE

U.S. Delegation Displays More Caution Than Usual on Georgia
Also on October 13 the head of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), Aleksandr Bortnikov, publicly accused Georgia of harboring “al-Qaida” agents, arming and training... MORE

Georgia Rejects FSB Chief’s Charges of Supporting Terrorism in the North Caucasus
Georgian officials have denied accusations made by the head of Russia’s main security agency that Georgian special services have aided al-Qaeda-linked terrorists in Russia’s North... MORE