Friday, December 5, 2025

William Courtney: Russia might seek to annex Abkhazia

William Courtney (rand.org)

William Courtney, former US Ambassador to Georgia told Voice of America’s Anna Kalandadze that “President Putin’s August 8 visit underlined Moscow’s apparent determination to retain control of Abkhazia despite the costs to Russia’s international reputation. But the Kremlin

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I hope there will be a dialogue about selling Georgia anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons: policy specialist

Daniel Kochis (Heritage Foundation)

Voice of America’s Anna Kalandadze spoke to Daniel Kochis, a Europe policy specialist in the Margaret Thatcher’s Center for Freedom at the Heritage Foundation, a US Conservative think tank, ahead of US Vice President’s visit to Tbilisi.

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Coffey: Trump’s finally come to the realization that Russia is not partner for U.S.

Luke Coffey

To assess the visit of NATO Parliamentary assembly to Tbilisi, Georgia, discuss future of Transatlantic relations and Pres. Trump’s visit to Europe Voice of America’s Anna Kalandadze spoke to Luke Coffey, Director, Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy,

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Alexandra Hall Hall: Georgian PM explores getting a free trade agreement with the U.S.

“Georgia is not a post-Soviet state. It is a European state […] So, looking at a free trade agreement with the U.S. is kind of a maturing of the relationship.”
To assess the recent visit of Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili to the U.S., Voice of America’s (VOA) Anna Kalandadze interviewed British diplomat and a political observer Alexandra Hall Hall.

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Paul Goble: I fear that Trump will largely ignore countries like Georgia

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Paul A. Goble. (VoA.)

To assess the latest developments in the domestic and foreign affairs of Georgia, Voice of America’s (VOA) Anna Kalandadze interviewed Washington-based long-standing Eurasia observer Paul Goble. The Georgian-language interview first appeared on VOA.  Here is an English version:

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Atlantic Council Vice-President: Perhaps it’s time to go on the offensive

Damon Wilson, Executive Vice-President of the US Atlantic Council.

To assess the visit by three top US Senators, John Mccain (R- AZ), Lindsay Graham (R-SC), Amy Klobucher (D-MN) to Georgia and Ukraine, Voice of America’s (VOA) Anna Kalandadze interviewed  Washington-based Damon Wilson, Executive Vice-President of US Atlantic Council.

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Yalowitz: No radical changes in US-Georgia relationship under Trump

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Kenneth S. Yalowitz, former U.S. Ambassador to Georgia.

DFWatch recently had a Skype interview with Kenneth Yalowitz, former US Ambassador to Georgia (1998-2001).

Mr. Yalowitz emphasized that Georgia is a country which expects problems and delays on the way toward democratic reforms, while firmly moving forward

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William Courtney: It won’t be easy for Trump to make big changes in US policy towards Russia

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William Courtney: “Because of such wide Western consensus for sanctions against Russia, it will not be easy for the Trump administration to make big changes in that policy.”

William Courtney, Former US Ambassador to Georgia and currently with the RAND Corporation in Washington DC, shared his views on the US President Elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda with Anna Kalandadze of Voice of America’s Georgian service. 

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Linderman: GD will have a tendency to consolidate power into one-party rule

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“(Russia) spent a lot of money and all they managed was to have a small minority in Parliament. That proves that Georgians are still very much pro-West,” Laura Linderman says.

Anna Kalandadze of Voice of America’s Georgian service discusses results of Georgia’s Parliamentary elections, and its importance for country’s future dynamics with Laura Linderman, of US Atlantic Council in Washington. Parts of this interview ran on VOA program.

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NATO expert: Georgia is in a much closer to Alliance now than it was in 2008

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George Benitez: ‘it’s very important to note, that NAC very rarely meets outside Brussels’.

Voice of America’s (VOA) Anna Kalandadze spoke to George (Jorge) Benitez, Senior Fellow at the US Atlantic Council in Washington and NATOSource director, to discuss the North Atlantic Council’s latest visit to Georgia and other important aspects in bilateral relations.  Excerpts of this interview ran on a VOA’s program.  Here is the full interview: 

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