Economics Not Impacting Russian Support for Georgian Separatists
Copyright show: No As the Russian economy tanks, some observers are starting to ask: is the Kremlin now too overstretched to continue supporting Georgia’s separatist entities? The answer so far...
View ArticleWhat Is the EU’s Game in the Caucasus Separatist Territories?
Copyright show: No The European Union is making a push to raise its profile in two trouble spots in the South Caucasus, Abkhazia and Nagorno-Karabakh. Brussels insists its forays in the region are...
View ArticleHow Strong Is Russia’s Soft Power in Georgia?
Copyright show: No Few Westerners doubt the South Caucasus country of Georgia’s commitment to eventual integration with Europe. But as a massive currency devaluation tightens the squeeze on Georgia’s...
View ArticleGeorgia: Tbilisi Tries to Prevent “Jihad Travel”
Copyright show: No Legislators in Georgia are amending laws designed to hinder Georgian citizens from joining militant groups fighting in Syria. Despite the recent step, some critics contend the...
View ArticleGeorgia: Flood Fallout Spurs Political Bickering
Copyright show: No As the Georgian capital Tbilisi struggles to recover from a calamitous flash flood, a political storm is brewing – one in which incumbent authorities are trying to blame their...
View ArticleGeorgia: Tbilisi’s Flood-Relief Efforts Spark Deluge of Questions
Copyright show: No No sooner had images of a hippopotamus lost on a central street in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi gone viral this summer than offers of financial help for recovery from the city’s...
View ArticleLetter from Ureki: Reinventing the Blues on Georgia’s Black Sea
Copyright show: No I’m playing the harmonica solo to blues-great Jimmy Roger’s “Walking By Myself” on a makeshift little platform at a hotel in the grimy Georgian beach town of Ureki.read more
View ArticleGeorgia: Tbilisi Zoo Reopens, but Questions Persist
Copyright show: No The hippo has a new home, and the penguins have given up their wandering ways. Three months after a flood devastated Tbilisi’s city zoo, killing three zookeepers and 277 animals,...
View ArticleGeorgia: Constitutional Court Decision Stokes Debate on Marijuana Legalization
Copyright show: No Drug legalization advocates in Georgia have reason to cheer. The South Caucasus country’s Constitutional Court has issued a decision that prohibits the incarceration of individuals...
View ArticleGarlic Chicken with Tony
Copyright show: No About 14 years ago, when Georgia was a just a charming little corrupt nation known more for kidnappings than its spectacular cuisine, my friend remarked that Anthony Bourdain...
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