RUSSIA EXPLOITS THE OSCE TO PRESSURE GEORGIA
The OSCE's failed year-end meeting in Sofia on December 6-7 also marked its conclusive failure as a would-be security organization. Russia demonstrated that it could... MORE
RUSSIA OFFICIALLY REPUDIATES TROOP-WITHDRAWAL OBLIGATIONS ON MOLDOVA AND GEORGIA
At the OSCE's year-end meeting in Sofia on December 6-7, Russia ruled out any regional statement on Georgia or Moldova, and vetoed the political declaration's... MORE
MEDIA SPECULATION RISES ABOUT GEORGIAN MINISTERIAL CHANGES
After two days of media speculation, there are signs that the rumored imminent reshuffle of Georgia's power ministries may contain a grain of truth. On... MORE
GAZPROM OR SHAH-DENIZ: GEORGIA’S CHOICE OF STRATEGIC PARTNERS
Russia's Gazprom is counting on three factors to rush Georgia advice, into a political decision to sell the country's gas transportation system to the Russian... MORE
GEORGIAN GOVERNMENT PROPOSES CONTROVERSIAL TAX AMNESTY
The Georgian parliament and public are deeply divided about a government-proposed tax amnesty. The most controversial part of the bill, which focuses on "undeclared taxation... MORE
GEORGIAN PRIME MINISTER MEETS WITH SOUTH OSSETIAN LEADER
On November 5, Russia and the OSCE sponsored a meeting in Sochi between Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania and South Ossetian separatist leader Eduard Kokoiti.... MORE
COMMENTARY: RUSSIA, GEORGIA, AND THE OSCE PREPARE FOR 2004 YEAR-END CONFERENCE
Intensive discussions are underway at the OSCE's Vienna headquarters on the decisions and documents to be adopted by the organization's year-end conference. Moscow has already... MORE
COMMENTARY: RUSSIA, GEORGIA, AND THE OSCE PREPARE FOR 2004 YEAR-END CONFERENCE
Intensive discussions are underway at the OSCE's Vienna headquarters on the decisions and documents to be adopted by the organization's year-end conference. Moscow has already... MORE
CORRUPTION COMPROMISES GEORGIAN ARMED FORCES
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's call to make building a strong army a top priority may have fallen on deaf ears. Not only are the Georgian... MORE
GEORGIAN MEDIA MOGUL FORCED OUT OF BUSINESS
Predictions that Georgia might replicate the Russian practice of taming disobedient media owners appear to have come true. The voluntary renunciation by Georgian media mogul... MORE