The government appears wary of provoking Russia’s ire, but to many Georgians their government’s caution amounts to a cowardly abandonment of their Ukrainian allies.
Every country in the region has its own relationship with self-proclaimed breakaway republics, forcing them to reckon in their own ways with Russia’s moves in Ukraine.
There are many parallels between what is happening today in Ukraine and what happened in Georgia in 2008. But overstating them leads to misunderstanding both conflicts.
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.
Russia usually stays out of the Caucasus information wars, but the crisis in Ukraine is re-igniting disputes over who is to blame for Georgia’s frozen conflicts.
As the president readies the public for yet another year of shortages, he has taken money from an economic stabilization fund to breed more horses. This and more in our weekly briefing.