Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Reflections on Georgia’s 2013 draft budget

Davit Narmania is executive director of Caucasian Economical and Social Research Institute.

Georgian government October two presented draft for state budget adjusted to the interest of the United National Movement to the Georgian parliament. But now election winner Georgian Dream awaits the draft in parliament. This force’s election promises is radically different

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Will there be civil confrontation?

George Khutsishvili is director of the International Center on Conflict and Negotiation.

Elections are won by media which feed people’s minds and create attitudes. For the first time since November 2003 Georgia has a strong opposition along with a strong ruling team, which makes the parliamentary elections of October 1 really competitive.

But government-

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No more violence

Guenther Baechler, Ambassador of Switzerland to Georgia.

As a representative of Switzerland I am looking forward to be allowed to observe democratic parliamentary elections in Georgia. Both countries, Georgia and Switzerland, are small, very dynamic, and extremely lovely countries. Both together should always and under any

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Why my husband was arrested

Nina Khatiskatsi is former chair of Transparency International Georgia.

Nina Khatiskatsi explains that her husband’s recent imprisonment, for arguing with a member of the District Election Commission, is symptomatic of the government’s increased use of police powers to intimidate Georgia’s opposition and the electorate.

On the 20th of

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In Memoriam of Greg Guroff

Tedo Japaridze is former foreign minister of Georgia, currently political advisor to Bidzina Ivanishvili.

For those of us that retain their curiosity, willingness to fail and to learn, age is measured not in years but in lost friends.

I lost a good friend – Greg Guroff. He died of an incurable disease but he fought strong for his life as he did in energetic and rich life – as a diplomat,

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Georgia: From the Beacon to the Crossroads

Levan Dolidze is leader of the project Civil Montoring for Accessibility of Information.

What is the internal political situation established in the country since the Rose Revolution? How much competition is there between political parties, and what are the threats and challenges in the pre-election environment for the parliamentary elections scheduled for

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Learning the Lessons of 2008

John C. Kornblum is an American diplomat and businessman. (Photo: International Students’ Committee.)

As the fourth anniversary of the Russian-Georgia war of 2008 has passed, the two nations remain locked in a political and military confrontation which is poisoning the atmosphere of their entire region. A restart of hostilities remains a real danger in several

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