04/02/2012 1:25:15 AM
04/02/2012 9:25:15 AM
By Paul Rimple and Justyna Mielnikiewicz
During the Soviet era, international athletic competition was often seen as an extension of politics. Fans exuded a similar vibe during a recent rugby contest between the Georgian and Russian national teams in Tbilisi.
By Kim Young-jin
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili Thursday touted his country as a destination for Korean investment, saying it is following the Korean development model to overcome a “very complicated” geopolitical situation and become a hub for commerce in its region.
Georgia's economic growth accelerated to 7.0 percent in 2011, extending a two-year recovery from a downturn caused by war with Russia and the global financial crisis, official data said Tuesday.
By Vladimir Socor
With almost cyclical regularity, Georgia’s irreconcilable opposition campaigning against the government ends up turning against the institutional state (early-to-mid 1990s, 2007 and the following years’ “summer offensives”). Motivations can vary widely, but commonalities prevail and seem perennial, including an inflamed emotionalism and highly imaginative representations of politics.
By Charles Krauthammer
“On all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this can be solved, but it’s important for him [Vladimir Putin] to give me space. . . . This is my last election. After my election, I have more flexibility.”
— Barack Obama to Dmitry Medvedev, open mike, March 26
By Rikard Jozwiak
BRUSSELS -- The European Union is set to launch free trade negotiations with Georgia and Moldova this week.
The EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht is traveling to Moldova on February 27 to confirm the parameters of the negotiations with Prime Minister Vladimir Filat and will then travel to Georgia a day later with the Prime Minister of Georgia, Nika Gilauri.
By The Editors
Aleksandr Z. Ankvab, the president of the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian province of Abkhazia, survived an assassination attempt last month. In an email interview, Svante Cornell, the research director of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program, discussed Russian influence and political stability in the South Caucasus.
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