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
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