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Optimism abounds with regards to the recently signed Georgia-European Union Association Agreement (AA). Most Georgians, however, lack information about the EU and its relation to the country, including the details of the agreement which directly concern the future of Georgia’s economy. The AA covers…

Following 2012 parliamentary elections, attitudes toward Russia in Georgia shifted. While in 2011 51% of the population considered Russia the main enemy of the country, in 2012 only 35% reported the same. Moreover, the share of Georgians who named Russia as Georgia’s main…

ჩვენ მხოლოდ დღევანდელი დღით ვცხოვრობთ“ – ამ ფრაზით რაჰმატო და კიდანუ აღწერენ იმ ადამიანთა განწყობას, ვინც ხელი ჩაიქნია ცხოვრებაზე. მათ არ იციან და არც სურთ იცოდნენ, რას უნდა ელოდონ ხვალ. ეს არის მდგომარეობა, როდესაც მხოლოდ დღიდან დღემდე არსებობ და არ გაქვს მომავლის იმედი. საკუთარი თავის ასეთ უმწეო მდგომარეობაში წარმოდგენა მომავალთან მიმართებაში ფატალიზმის სახელითაა ცნობილი. მ. ჭაბაშვილის უცხო სიტყვათა ლექსიკონის მიხედვით, ფატალიზმი [ლათ. fatalis – საბედისწერო] ბედისწერის არსებობის, წინასწარ განსაზღვრული ბედის გარდუვალობის რწმენაა.

On September 1, 2014 new rules and regulations came into force for foreigners interested in visiting Georgia. Under the previous visa regime, citizens of 118 countries could stay in Georgia without a visa. Many with visa free travel privileges could…

Since independence, Georgia has been on what has often looked like a quixotic quest towards joining the EU. Multiple wars, a resurgent Russia, breakaway territories and a consistently difficult economic situation which has gone through hyper-inflation and has had consistently…

As discussed in a recent blog post, household incomes in Georgia have risen steadily since 2008. The percentage of Georgians who have family or close relatives living abroad has also significantly increased from 37% in 2009 to 53% in 2013. 14%…

So far, 2014 is shaping up to be the year that Georgia might begin to reap the benefits of its pro-EU and pro-NATO foreign policy. In June, Georgia signed the EU Association Agreement despite fears over Russian agitation. NATO has…

The three countries of the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia) are geographically, historically and politically bound closely together. Nevertheless, these countries often find themselves in disagreement when faced with broader geopolitical questions regarding alliances, threats and visions about the…

On July 28, 2014 charges were announced against the former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili concerning the abuse of power. These charges make Saakashvili the highest public official from the former UNM government to be summoned by the prosecutor’s office to date.…