Sunday, December 7, 2025

Saakashvili is not indispensable to the United States

A free trade agreement with the United States is going to force Georgia to change its current very anti-worker labor laws, says Lincoln Mitchell, Associate at Columbia University's Harriman Institute.

What is most valuable to the U.S. in regards to Georgia is to have a leader who is supportive of the U.S., but also has democratic legitimacy. And there are plenty of politicians who could fulfill that precondition, according to Lincoln Mitchell, Associate at Columbia

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Georgia to have control over Monastery of the Cross

The Monastery of the Cross, which was built in the 11th century and was a Georgian cultural center through the Middle Ages, might be subordinated t the Georgian Orthodox Church again, after centuries under Greek control. (Photo: Ester Inbar.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The Monastery of the Cross in Jerusalem, which in its time was built with the support of the Georgian king and for centuries was considered a Georgian cultural center, may placed under Georgian control.

The Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili announced

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Georgia unveils new combat vehicle

Lazika has a 23 mm cannon and a 7.62 mm machine gun, is heavily armoured and can remotely target and fire from the inside.

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia today presented its new combat vehicle Lazika at the Vaziani military base not far from the capital Tbilisi.

The demonstration of the new vehicle’s technical and tactical abilities was attended by the Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili.

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Trees cut and planted in old Kikvidze Park

After four more trees were cut, activists planted new ones. Local people and organizations appreciate the recreational value of Kikvidze Park in northern Tbilisi, where the city wants to build a new police station. (Photo: Mari Nikuradze.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Four more trees were cut in Tbilisi’s old Kikvidze Park yesterday night while activists left the area for a short time.

The police Saturday arrested Lasha Chkhartishvili, the founder of Greenpeace Supporters Group and one of the organizers for trying

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Georgia moves to data-sharing, more secrecy

Tatuli Todua from Georgian Young Lawyer's Association says there is no need for the new categories for confidential information, and warns that the system may lead to too much secrecy.

TBILISI, DFWatch – The former Soviet republic of Georgia is to establish a new data-sharing and information protection model.

A new law sets out the rules that will apply to both private and public bodies, the only requirement being that it is a ‘subject of critical

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