Is the Caucasus About to Erupt?

Four years after the 2008 blitzkrieg between Russia and Georgia, and twelve years after the official end of the war in Chechnya, will tensions in the Caucasus flare up yet again? Relations between Moscow and Tbilisi are growing more and more strained, and matters...

Russia: Strengthening Its Power in the Caucasus

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Georgia: Is Corruption Back?

In very recent years, Georgia has been seen as an incredibly effective international template for anti-corruption legislation. With the next presidential elections taking place in 2013, the political party “Georgian Dream” has instigated a sort of flashback to the days of...

Two National Visions for Georgia

In October, Georgia will elect its Parliament after a political struggle that has engaged two men in the heat of the battle to determine the fate of Georgia.  On one side there is the current President Mikhail Saakashvili, who is close to Europe, with a presidency marked...