Georgians and Russians have not had such close contact, and on such a scale, since the breakup of Soviet Union. Now they are figuring each other out again.
The village of Aghavno is supposed to be ceded to Azerbaijan as soon as a new road bypassing it is finished. Many of its Armenian residents say they’re not leaving.
The Nordic states are rushing toward membership, while Georgia has been languishing in limbo for more than a decade. Is the new wave of expansion good or bad news for Tbilisi?