Sunday, May 31, 2026

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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Is Georgia still on your mind, America?

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

A Letter from Washington DC

by Tedo Japaridze, former Georgian foreign minister, political advisor to Bidzina Ivanishvili

I shall wrap up my blitz visit to Washington DC by tomorrow, a place where I spent more than 8 years as Georgia’s Ambassador to the United

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Seizures without Prosecution

Alexander Baramidze is a lawyer currently working for Bidzina Ivanishvili.

One of the blatant illegalities that the Georgian authorities have repeatedly committed in the last few months is that they seize one’s property without bringing charges against the owner of such property or any other person with whom the owner may somehow

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Rejoice Gods of Georgian Democracy!

Tedo Japaridze is former Foreign Minister of Georgia and an advisor to Bidzina Ivanishvili.

Prometheus is in the Cave!

by Tedo Japaridze, former foreign minister of Georgia and political advisor to Bidzina Ivanishvili.

Last year, the government of Georgia held a session of the cabinet in a grotto named after the mythical martyr of humanity, Prometheus,

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