Giorgi Menabde
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 06:58
Up until now, Georgia’s foreign policy was considered to be “value oriented,” not economically pragmatic. Georgia declares that more focus than in the past will be placed in China and other Asian partners.
Monday, September 29, 2014 - 07:12
The situation in Ukraine continues to quickly evolve, and the Russian annexation of Crimea has already mostly faded away from the 24-hour news cycle. Additionally, Western leaders are now hinting that at least some of the sanctions putting pressure on Moscow may soon be suspended (ITAR-TASS, September 5). Amidst all this, the leadership of South Ossetia—the former Georgian autonomy, which broke away from Georgia with Russian military support in August 2008—is apparently now seriously considering holding a referendum on formally joining the Russian Federation.
Thursday, July 17, 2014 - 07:04
The arrest of a political opposition leader has generated heavy criticism from Georgia's Western partners.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 08:35
Against the backdrop of the quickly unfolding situation in Ukraine—the annexation of Crimea and the guerrilla war in eastern Ukrainian—there are growing fears in Georgia that Russia will also use similar techniques, including elections or referenda, to annex Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Thursday, May 1, 2014 - 08:15
Georgians are convinced that the primary reason for NATO’s reluctance to lay out a clear path toward membership for Georgia is the North Atlantic Alliance’s aversion to becoming involved in the conflicts around Abkhazia and South Ossetia—the Georgian autonomies that were recognized as “independent” by Russia.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 06:46
Within the framework of the “reset” policy, Washington sought to relieve the tensions between Russia and Georgia, while advocating for the resumption of bilateral ties.