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South Ossetia has opened up a bit. Residents on the de facto boundary with Georgia hope it lasts.

The surprise trip comes amid a period of geopolitical turmoil in the region, as Russia is getting set to annex several parts of Ukraine.

Men seeking to avoid being sent to Ukraine are flocking out of the country, and Georgia is one of the few options that doesn’t require an exorbitant air ticket.

Georgians want to help Ukrainians fleeing the war, but there are political and economic hurdles in the way.

In South Ossetia, meanwhile, the authorities have remained completely silent on the issue. Most residents in both territories hold Russian citizenship, raising the prospect they could be drafted.

The issue has touched Abkhazian sensitivities about the intentions of its overbearing ally, Russia. And the controversy isn’t going away.

Nancy Pelosi is the highest-ranking American official ever to visit Armenia, and it came at a critical time during the country’s conflict with Azerbaijan.

More than a fifth of Georgians have emigrated to seek work, a new study finds. That is furthering a labor shortage at home.

The 21-year-old Napoli breakout has become a rare source of national unity. The inevitable result: political attempts to ruin Georgians’ good vibes.

When cars die in the U.S., they often find a second life in the Caucasus.

The EU wants Georgia’s government and opposition to cooperate on passing key reforms. But persistent polarization makes that an uncertain prospect.

The figures can be found in major American retailers, like Whole Foods.

The country had been enjoying an idyll of free, Georgian-dubbed access to Hollywood’s best and latest. But the government is finally cracking down.

A group of ruling party MPs claims to have gone rogue to speak the “truth” about the country’s relations with the West.

The U.S. embassy’s decision not to visit Shusha followed soon after its reappointment of a representative to the Minsk Group, a body Baku has declared “dead.”