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Georgia: Still dreaming
Six years after President Mikheil Saakashvili lost power to his archrival, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgia has kept its pro-Western course in foreign and economic policy. Yet Russia continues to block the South Caucasus nation’s EU and NATO aspirations, and Georgian voters are growing frustrated. Now, a millennials-based protest movement could insert generational conflict into Georgia’s clannish politics.
Nato keeps door ajar for new members while casting wary eye on Russia and Greece
The next Nato summit, to be held in Warsaw in July 2016, may be the alliance’s fourth in a row without adding new members. Assuming the days of enlargement are over would be a mistake, because Nato’s ‘open door’ policy is one of the best ways to convince countries to ...
Georgia Dream ends 'cohabitation' to dominate political scene
The election of Georgia’s new president has created internal political tensions which could have a marked effect on the country’s slow march to democracy. The former-Soviet state has reached a tipping point which could see it continue on track to sign a far-ranging political and trade deal with the European ...
Washington shames Moscow over 'occupied' Abkhazia
It is 20 years since Abkhazia declared independence from Soviet Georgia, yet the region on the eastern shores of the Black Sea is still not recognised as a legitimate state by major countries other than Russia. This report, the second of three reports on frozen conflicts within this region, considers ...
Georgia edges towards NATO
Georgia’s aspirations to join NATO and the European Union is a source of major concern for Russia, as is the United States’ increasing economic and political influence in the country. This report, the second in a three-part series looking at Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, considers why these nation states of ...
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