Eurasianet

In the early days of the pandemic, Georgia enjoyed one of the most enviable rates in the world. Things began to fall apart in late summer.

Rights activists blasted the authorities' use of force.

A facile and naïve plan being discussed in Washington risks backfiring on Iran’s minority Christians.

Georgians go to the polls for legislative elections on October 31 after an unexpectedly eventful campaign season.

The president bets on a big infrastructure program to reinvigorate his political fortunes.

The Georgian government’s strict, successful early response earned it political dividends. But with a new outbreak, that success is coming under question.

With their borders still largely closed, Georgians hit the beach and let their guard down. The epidemiological result was inevitable.

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.

Many in the territory blame the rising numbers of coronavirus cases on the authorities’ decision to open up to Russian tourists.

Independent Ukraine has held only one census, almost 20 years ago.

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.

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.

The government’s lack of capacity helps explain the about-face.

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.