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Georgia’s Ruling Party Should Call Off Its Crackdown on Dissent

scavrel — Wednesday, December 4, 2024 - 17:38

The Georgian government’s decision to suspend its bid to join the European Union has sparked countrywide protests. Tbilisi should halt its violent response and engage with the political opposition to define a way forward. Western states should target responses to avoid harm to ordinary Georgians.

What Next for Georgia and Its Breakaway Regions after Contested Elections?

scavrel — Tuesday, November 26, 2024 - 16:37

This week on War & Peace, Olga and Elissa talk with Tbilisi-based journalist Joshua Kucera about Georgia’s disputed parliamentary elections, the ruling Georgian Dream party’s success, the recent unrest in the breakaway region of Abkhazia, and the evolving ambitions of Russia and the EU in the region.

Georgia: How to Tread Carefully and Preserve the EU’s Diplomatic Role

scavrel — Tuesday, October 15, 2024 - 09:50

With elections approaching, Georgia’s relations with the EU have cooled, threatening conflict resolution efforts in two breakaway regions. In this excerpt from the Watch List 2024 – Autumn Update, Crisis Group explains how the EU can help support Georgian democracy while safeguarding its peacemaking role.

Along the Barbed Wire: Living on the Georgia-South Ossetia Separation Line

jgutierrez — Thursday, August 10, 2023 - 20:06

This video gathers testimonies from people living along the South Ossetia-Georgia line of separation, where Russian militarisation of the boundary has left communities divided.

Protests in Georgia and Tbilisi’s Complicated Relationships with Russia and the West

hschaub — Tuesday, April 4, 2023 - 17:58

This week on War & Peace, Olga Oliker and Elissa Jobson talk with Tbilisi-based journalist Joshua Kucera and Crisis Group’s Senior Analyst for the South Caucasus Olesya Vartanyan about the March protests in Georgia and what they might spell for the political future of the country.

Fenced In: Stabilising the Georgia-South Ossetia Separation Line

amuiruri — Tuesday, December 6, 2022 - 09:09

Russia’s war on Ukraine has all but stopped Moscow’s efforts to fence off the line that separates breakaway South Ossetia from Georgia proper. Conflict parties should use this lull to ease the suffering this decade-long process has inflicted on people living on both sides.

In Ukraine, Georgia Sees Powerful and Worrying Parallels

dford — Friday, March 4, 2022 - 00:00

Georgia, a former Soviet republic that suffered its own Russian invasion in 2008 and Moscow’s destabilising support for its breakaway regions, is treading carefully on the war in Ukraine, fearing that if it upsets the Kremlin, it may be left to face the consequences alone.

Georgia and Russia: Why and How to Save Normalisation

kolsson — Monday, October 26, 2020 - 08:00

As elections draw near, increased tension at the line of separation with South Ossetia has helped put the future of normalisation with Russia in doubt. But whoever wins at the polls should not abandon dialogue, but rather build on it to frankly discuss these problems.

Грузия и Россия: почему надо сохранить нормализацию и как это сделать

kolsson — понедельник, октября 26, 2020 - 08:00

В преддверии выборов в Грузии, сохраняющаяся напряженность вдоль линии разделения с Южной Осетией ставит под вопрос будущее процесса нормализации грузино-российских отношений. Кто бы не одержал победу на предстоящих выборах, не стоит торопиться отказываться от диалога с Москвой. Вместо этого следовало бы начать честное обсуждение существующих проблем.