Eurasianet

An energy watcher recalls how Europe’s fixation with market powers drove it into the arms of a Russian monopolist.

The country’s pro-Europe elite sees a millennia-old history of belonging to Europe. Will it matter for Georgia’s EU aspirations?

The unprecedented attacks on Georgia’s Western partners have drawn rebukes from Brussels and Washington.

The memorandum is a win for Baku while committing it to do little.

With the clock ticking for Georgia to meet the standards for EU candidate status, is forming committees going to be enough?

The EU is demanding a decrease in political polarization in Georgia. But the government and opposition are bitterly divided on how that should happen.

The announcement prompted a half-full-or-half-empty debate in Georgia, which is now closer than ever to EU membership but behind Ukraine and Moldova.

She used her first-ever veto to try to block a controversial surveillance bill as the government blusters in its response to criticism from Europe.

Recent moves toward restoring relations with Armenia’s traditional enemies have run into strong resistance from the global diaspora. But will it make a difference?

Democracy relies on a language of compromise and mediation. Georgia’s political elite, however, is fixated on “traitors” and “enemies.”

The news from Brussels represented a significant step forward for Georgia’s European aspirations, but Ukraine and Moldova were offered quicker paths toward EU accession.

As signals from Brussels appear to foreshadow bad news for Tbilisi, the government is preemptively making excuses and the president is working on damage control.

The body cited Bidzina Ivanishvili’s “Kremlin links” just as the country is waiting for news from Brussels on whether it will be granted EU candidate status.

Georgia pledged it would protect the Chorokhi Delta, a unique ecosystem and one of the country’s best spots for birding.

European governments are complaining about Georgian call centers fleecing their elderly citizens.

The last two meetings between the two countries’ leaders have been in Brussels. Moscow has noticed.

Few took it seriously when Georgia’s ruling party promised to formally apply for EU membership in 2024. But then events pushed them to apply even earlier. Is Georgia ready?

Amid a food crisis, the president says food imports should be stopped. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

For Azerbaijan to meet gas demand in the Balkans, billions in new investments – and patience – will be required.

Germany is the leading destination for Azerbaijanis leaving for political reasons. It’s also Europe’s leading deporter of Azerbaijanis.

The 2020 war, and now Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have significantly shifted the landscape for the negotiations.

The experience of the Southern Gas Corridor from Azerbaijan illustrates the risks as Europe tries to find alternatives to Russian energy.

Under EU mediation, the two countries agreed to start work on a peace agreement that could finally end their decades-long conflict.

Tbilisi was previously planning to apply in 2024, after further reforms. But domestic political pressure, and apparent positive signals from Brussels, has sped up the process.

As a potential Russian gas crisis looms, Azerbaijan has promised to supply more gas to Europe "in case of emergency.” But it won’t be the answer to the crisis.