Mikheil Saakashvili
Georgian protests: Two killed as police clear Tbilisi
May 26, 2011The Georgian capital Tbilisi is tense after an overnight crackdown on anti-government protesters, during which a policeman and one other person died. Both victims were killed by a speeding car, which President Mikheil Saakashvili said had been in a convoy...
NATO in Lisbon: A moderate success
November 30, 2010By David J. Smith Although the pre-summit hype—mostly generated by NATO itself—had observers thirsting for more, the 19-20 November NATO Lisbon Summit was a moderate success. The alliance took some measured steps toward dealing with new...
Clinton in Georgia: Precious few deliverables
July 07, 2010by Vladimir Socor US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, paid a six-hour visit to Georgia on July 5, as part of a tour of five countries in five days. Her Georgia visit was the first by a top US official since Vice-President, Joseph Biden, visited exactly...
Is part of the georgian opposition financed by Georgian organized crime?
July 01, 2010by Alexander Melikishvili On June 22, the German newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau published an article by Andreas Förster entitled “Georgian Mafia Planned a Coup,” in which it was stated that part of the Georgian political opposition...
Georgian President Saakashvili's ruling party to win a landslide victory in the election
May 31, 2010The main international observer mission to Georgia's municipal polls says the May 30 election was marred by "significant shortcomings." Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's ruling National Movement party looks set to win a landslide victory...
Georgian exit polls results show incumbent Ugulava winning reelection as Tbilisi mayor
May 31, 2010By Brian Whitmore Polls have closed across Georgia in key local elections that are seen as the first test of the strength of President Mikheil Saakashvili's government since the disastrous August 2008 war with Russia. Georgians cast ballots to elect...
World leaders react to Polish president's death
April 10, 2010World leaders are reacting with sadness to the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, whose plane crashed in Russia early Saturday. U.S. President Barack Obama called the accident a devastating loss for Poland, the U.S. and the world. He said he contacted...
Moscow exploits Georgian President Saakashvili’s assassination, Russian invasion hoax
March 18, 2010By Pavel Felgenhauer Tensions rise between Moscow and Tbilisi On March 13, the pro-government, Imedi TV broadcasted what appeared to be a documentary report about a new Russian invasion that led to President Mikheil Saakashvili’s assassination...
Saakashvili's erratic response to invasion hoax raises suspicions
March 15, 2010By Brian Whitmore Facing mounting criticism over a hoax television broadcast claiming a Russian invasion, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has climbed down from his initial defense of the report. Saakashvili was first defiant, saying on March...
‘War of the Worlds’ broadcast highlights pathologies of Georgian-Russian relations
March 15, 2010By Paul Goble A broadcast on Georgian television about “the possible course of development of events in the case of a [new] Russian intervention” has sparked discussion about the dangers of such a “War of the Worlds”-type...