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The unexpected benefits of rising tensions: A trade boom in Georgia

TBILISI, DFWatch–Rising tensions between Russia and its South Caucasus neighbors are approaching the level of a “trade war”, but one that appears to have brought unexpected benefits for Georgia. In June, Georgia recorded its highest monthly export figure ever. According to official statistics, exports rose 10.2% year-on-year to USD 639 million, with total trade turnover … Read more

Mshybzia! Futile activism serves the interests of elites

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A screenshot from the project’s website (mshibzia.com)

The new Georgian social media campaign aimed at reaching out to Abkhaz society is an example of a futile activism informed by nationalist narratives which are being used by Georgian political elites to distract society from the core issue of unresolved ethnic conflict

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The story of Azerbaijani journalist fleeing her country

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Investigative journalist Gulnur Kazimova from Azerbaijan Facebook)

By Delilah Damanova

TBILISI, DFWatch–Last week European House hosted another meeting of the Thinking Citizen Center, an alternative education initiative for Georgia’s ethnic Azerbaijanis. The Center’s vision is the intellectual and cultural transformation of ethnic

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