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Russia grabs Georgian land as it tries to keep the Caucasus country out of the EU

Russia grabs Georgian land as it tries to keep the Caucasus country out of the EU

The recent killing of a Georgian by Russian troops brought into spotlight Moscow’s policy of encroaching of Georgian land. It was also an attempt to sabotage Tbilisi’s EU integration.

Diana Shanava
Diana Shanava
15 Nov 2023
The war in Nagorno-Karabakh, prelude to Russia’s exit from the Southern Caucasus?

The war in Nagorno-Karabakh, prelude to Russia’s exit from the Southern Caucasus?

The dismantling of the Nagorno Karabakh republic was the most important change in the South Caucus since Turkey (re)emerged as a powerhouse there. More changes might follow.

Diana Shanava
Diana Shanava
19 Oct 2023
Georgia: a “coup plot”, the president’s impeachment and a looming rejection by the EU

Georgia: a “coup plot”, the president’s impeachment and a looming rejection by the EU

As experts warn that Georgia will not be granted EU candidate status this year, authorities allege there was a coup plot and the parliament impeaches the president.

Diana Shanava
Diana Shanava
02 Oct 2023
Georgia is increasingly dependent on Russia despite its European aspirations

Georgia is increasingly dependent on Russia despite its European aspirations

Georgia is increasingly economically dependent on Russia, which generates security risks for Tbilisi. There are also concerns that Moscow is circumventing Western sanctions through Georgia.

Diana Shanava
Diana Shanava
25 Aug 2023
Georgia claims to fight oligarchs, but it protects the most powerful one

Georgia claims to fight oligarchs, but it protects the most powerful one

The Georgian Dream proposes an anti-oligarch law to unblock Georgia's path to the EU. The law protects Bidzina Ivanishvili and was criticized by the Venice Commission.

Diana Shanava
Diana Shanava
05 Jul 2023
Georgia’s EU integration, threatened by the unwillingness to reform the judiciary

Georgia’s EU integration, threatened by the unwillingness to reform the judiciary

While Georgia hopes to be granted EU-candidate status, its government seems unwilling to reform the judiciary, as demanded by both Brussels and the US.

Diana Shanava
Diana Shanava
31 May 2023
The President challenging the Georgian Dream

The President challenging the Georgian Dream

Georgian President Salome Zourabishvili is increasingly distancing herself from the ruling Georgian Dream party that helped her win the elections. Zourabishvili opposes the Georgian Dream increasingly anti-Western rhetoric and seems poised to challenge the Georgian Dream with a new political movement that would bring Georgia closer to the EU.

Diana Shanava
Diana Shanava
21 Apr 2023
In Georgia, the government is looking at the Russian playbook while the population is aiming for EU membership

In Georgia, the government is looking at the Russian playbook while the population is aiming for EU membership

Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream was recently forced to drop a Russian-inspired bill. The party seems determined to return to this project, which may compromise Georgia's European path, but is promoted by Russian propaganda. The problem for the Georgian Dream - and for Moscow - is that most of the population opts for Euro-Atlantic integration.

Diana Shanava
Diana Shanava
21 Mar 2023
Georgia is being pushed towards Moscow’s orbit by oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili. Is the government in Tbilisi risking the ire of the country’s pro-European majority?

Georgia is being pushed towards Moscow’s orbit by oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili. Is the government in Tbilisi risking the ire of the country’s pro-European majority?

Formally, Tbilisi maintains its course towards integration into Euro-Atlantic structures, but the movement towards the West has been on inertia lately, while Moscow's influence is only growing. The ruling party, founded by oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili, increasingly links national interests with his personal interests, be it political or business related. At a decisive moment for Georgia's future, such a policy may prove fatal.

Diana Shanava
Diana Shanava
23 Feb 2023
The Russian independent media writes about the West encouraging Russia’s aggression in the last thirty years, whether through indifference or collusion

The Russian independent media writes about the West encouraging Russia’s aggression in the last thirty years, whether through indifference or collusion

Russia’s imperialistic drive is the result of policies in the “liberal” ‘90s, which the West and Ukraine turned a blind eye to at the time, the Russian independent media writes. Independent publications also claim that, by invading Ukraine, Russia brought European closer together. Previously, Moscow was bankrolling MEPs to gather support for Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Independent journalists have also analyzed the attitude of Russian artists towards the war, and noticed that those artists who are particularly popular with the younger generations refrained from supporting the war and even criticized it.

Mariana Vasilache
Mariana Vasilache
07 Feb 2023