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Search | 19 Articles

No crowds, except when he comes out. (state media)

Turkmenistan: The dammed united

Travel bans, dams and Russian fans. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Nov 24, 2020
parliament

Election clashes, COVID deepen crisis in Georgia

Rights activists blasted the authorities' use of force.
Giorgi Lomsadze Nov 9, 2020
Protest Almaty 2019

Perspectives | Why Kazakhstan’s leaders fear regional unrest

Rigged elections have created political crises in two other post-Soviet countries this year, leaving Nur-Sultan edgy ahead of a parliamentary vote.
Aruzhan Meirkhanova Oct 27, 2020
Giorgi Gakharia

New wave of COVID complicates Georgian ruling party’s election strategy

The Georgian government’s strict, successful early response earned it political dividends. But with a new outbreak, that success is coming under question.
Giorgi Lomsadze Sep 25, 2020
To business! (Kremlin.ru)

Here’s looking at EAEU #4: Belarus backs itself into trade corner

Hypocritical election congratulations underscore the cold strategic underpinnings of a bloc that is as much about politics as it is about trade.
Here’s looking at EAEU Sep 3, 2020
all photos by Giorgi Lomsadze

Georgia’s park of runaway trees

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.
Giorgi Lomsadze Aug 19, 2020
USAID/EU aid to Abkhazia

Abkhazia calls for volunteers to help with COVID outbreak

Many in the territory blame the rising numbers of coronavirus cases on the authorities’ decision to open up to Russian tourists.
Joshua Kucera Aug 19, 2020
Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia’s approval rating has tripled over the last year (gov.ge)

Georgia’s epidemiological elections

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.
Giorgi Lomsadze Jul 23, 2020
Wizz Air

Georgia demurs on restoring travel to Europe

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.
Giorgi Lomsadze Jul 1, 2020
Putin and Bzhania

Abkhazia leader meets Putin hoping for Russian bailout

As coronavirus cripples the territory’s tourism season and Russia has stopped sending aid, Abkhazia faces a 10 percent GDP decline this year.
Joshua Kucera Jun 25, 2020
Demonstrations in Tbilisi last summer continued for weeks after the Gavrilov Night. (David Trilling)

Georgian opposition starts uniting ahead of fall elections

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.
Giorgi Lomsadze Jun 19, 2020
Gakharia Armenia

Georgia offers Armenia help to fight COVID-19

The neighborly gesture comes after the two countries sparred over their respective responses to the pandemic.
Giorgi Lomsadze Jun 11, 2020
Health Minister Arsen Torosyan (Health Ministry)

Georgia and Armenia bicker over pandemic response

Tbilisi may have refused to let the insult slide because Georgia’s coronavirus response has become an electoral platform for the governing party, which faces a parliamentary vote this fall.
Giorgi Lomsadze May 26, 2020
coronavirus road

Coronavirus infects Armenia-Georgia rivalry

With the disease spreading far more slowly in Georgia, Armenians are asking: what did they do that we didn’t?
Joshua Kucera May 7, 2020
Here, there and now nowhere. Screenshot of Koka Kandiashvili on the Espersona website.

Georgia’s king of trolls

Facebook has pulled the plug on a fake news operation in Georgia that had been capitalizing on the coronavirus pandemic to sway public opinion in favor of the government.
Giorgi Lomsadze May 7, 2020

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