The Georgian government’s strict, successful early response earned it political dividends. But with a new outbreak, that success is coming under question.
The country thought it had escaped the bad old days when neighborhood gangs ruled Tbilisi’s streets. But a teenager’s death has forced Georgians to wonder how far they have really come.
A new program is an attempt to maintain the country's enviable epidemiological situation and still attract some visitors to its tourism-dependent economy.
Crowds are flocking to visit a new botanical wonderland that stands as testimony to the sway the billionaire chairman of the country’s ruling party holds over the nation.
The territory's public health officials have warned against opening up to tourism, and the arrival of tourists has coincided with a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Tbilisi’s handling of the Anaklia port project, especially soon after another noisy dispute with a foreign investor, is hurting its reputation and undermining Georgia’s security.
If Georgian Dream wins a third consecutive term as Georgia’s governing party – a feat no party has achieved before – it will largely have COVID-19 to thank.
New gender quotas will break up the gentlemen’s club that is the Georgian parliament, but some doubt that the measure will do much to empower women more broadly.
A proposal from Washington to condition some aid on Georgia’s making more progress on democracy, corruption and protecting foreign investors has become a political football in Tbilisi.
Georgia was one of a select few countries to be approved for travel to the EU in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. But the Georgian authorities are taking a pass.
While the country’s volatile politics went to the back burner during the coronavirus pandemic, the opposition is getting into action again with a new unity slate and a planned weekend protest.
Last year, the TV host insulted Vladimir Putin in an obscene rant. Now, he says, Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov is trying to kill him, and Georgian authorities seem to agree.
