Friends ignore South Ossetia’s big day It was mostly a C-list crowd who showed up for celebrations marking the tenth anniversary of Russia's recognition of the breakaway territory. Giorgi Lomsadze Aug 27, 2018
Merkel's visit to Tbilisi leaves Georgians disappointed The German leader failed to endorse NATO membership for Georgia and was reluctant to use the term “occupation” to describe the situation in the breakaway territories. Giorgi Lomsadze Aug 24, 2018
Report: Pentagon contracts aided airline with ties to Azerbaijani ruling family “The U.S. military rightfully focused on its urgent operational-logistical needs rather than on democracy.” Joshua Kucera Aug 23, 2018
On anniversary of war, Georgians curse Putin The protesters used props and imagery to depict the devastations of the 2008 war and its continued impact on Georgia. Giorgi Lomsadze Aug 8, 2018
Georgia legalizes it – sort of A court has ruled that the authorities cannot punish someone for smoking marijuana. But possession remains illegal. Giorgi Lomsadze Aug 1, 2018
Armenian investigators charge head of Russia-led security bloc with "subverting public order" Armenian officials emphasized the case was only about internal affairs, but the response from Russia was not enthusiastic. Joshua Kucera Jul 30, 2018
Billionaire’s big talk on his big plans for Georgia Ivanishvili holds forth on his behind-the-scenes decisionmaking. Giorgi Lomsadze Jul 27, 2018
Russia’s Georgian drinking problem Is Russia's warning on Georgian wine about consumer protection, or geopolitics? Giorgi Lomsadze Jul 25, 2018
Russian press portrays Armenia's Pashinyan as "carbon copy" of Poroshenko What appears to be a black PR campaign is painting Armenia's new leadership as hostile to Russia. Joshua Kucera Jul 23, 2018
Unannounced Russian military exercises in Armenia panic residents The Russian base in Armenia has long been a source of resentment, and the incident comes at a sensitive time for the new Armenian government. Joshua Kucera Jul 18, 2018