Politics

February 26, 2020

Georgia Confirms First Case of Coronavirus

On February 26, Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze confirmed the first case of Coronavirus in Georgia

Politics

February 20, 2020

Interview: Ex-UK Envoy Hall Hall on Recent Events in Georgia

Georgia has seen endless mass protests since June 2019

Politics

February 20, 2020

Six Moonshot Ideas for Georgia 2030

Hans Gutbrod Georgia lacks a political vision for its future, thus the stark diagnosis of Zaal Andronikashvili, a Berlin-based prominent Georgian intellectual and literature critic

Politics

February 19, 2020

Georgia’s Climate Change Opportunity

By George Welton, Executive Director of AmCham, Georgia Georgia has long aspired to be at the heart of Europe

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February 19, 2020

Aslan Bzhania on Russian Interests in Caucasus and Relations with Tbilisi

Abkhaz opposition "MP" Aslan Bzhania, who is undergoing rehabilitation in Sochi after suffering from poisoning with heavy metals in April 2019, stated that Russian interests should be taken into consideration while conducting “hypothetic negotiations” with the Georgian side, because “Russia has maintained its interests in the Caucasus for several centuries

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February 17, 2020

Interview: Toivo Klaar, EU Special Representative for Crisis in Georgia

Toivo Klaar, the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, visited Tbilisi, Tskhinvali and Moscow between February 6-12

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February 06, 2020

Juvenile Justice in Georgia: in Child’s Best Interest?

Last year Georgia hit a milestone in protecting rights of its most junior citizens - at least on paper

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January 31, 2020

Lavrov’s Possible Georgia Visit: Russia has Responsibilities too

The Georgian government intends to host the 130th Session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in Tbilisi, in May

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January 25, 2020

Justice Minister Tsulukiani Puts Her Pride before Duty

Saba Brachveli, a lawyer at Ombudsperson’s office By publicly exposing the identities of prisoners that met the Ombudsperson and by filming the meetings of the Ombudspersons’ meetings with prisoners, the Minister of Justice Tea Tsulukiani has undermined the carefully constructed bridge of trust that protects the inmates from abuse

Politics

January 16, 2020

Public Attitudes, Political Ratings in NDI-commissioned Survey

On January 16, National Democratic Institute (NDI) released its public opinion survey results, which show respondents’ attitudes towards broad range of issues, among them perceptions of state of democracy, foreign policy, current issues, trust towards politicians and institutions

Politics

December 31, 2019

2019: The Year in Review

2019 has been a year of political and security tribulations

Politics

December 26, 2019

Opposition: To win, frame election as a domestic referendum

To win the next elections, the opposition should drop the narrative of Bidzina Ivanishvili being a Russian stooge - something that I like to call "Bidzina-as-Boris" narrative

Politics

December 16, 2019

President Salome Zurabishvili: ‘Putting Georgia on the World Map – One Year of Active Diplomacy’

One year ago, I was inaugurated as the fifth President of Georgia

Politics

December 05, 2019

IRI’s Twining: Our Agenda Is a Strong and Healthy Democracy in Georgia

Recent public opinion poll released by the International Republican Institute (IRI) found out that 68% of respondents say Georgia is moving “in the wrong direction” and 71% answer that bad economic situation is the main problem facing the country

Politics

November 22, 2019

Q&A: Georgian politics, where do we go from here?

Political crisis has once again spilled onto the streets in Georgia

Politics

November 21, 2019

Ex-U.S. Amb: There’s Concern in U.S. about Georgian Democracy

On November 14, with 101 votes in favor and three against, the Georgian Parliament voted down the bill that would change Georgia’s mixed electoral system to fully proportional one from 2020, instead of 2024