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Kakachia: The defections were not unexpected in light of the Georgian Dream’s dimming prospects in the 2020 elections,

(Eurasianet) A series of defections from the ruling Georgian Dream party has left the party without the dominant majority it held in parliament and has exposed a growing fault line in…

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Kakachia: The Georgian election can be considered valid and quite competitive despite the confrontational environment

(civil.ge) On October 28, Georgians went to polls to elect their fifth president. Runoff between the two top contenders – the ruling party-backed Salome Zurabishvili and the opposition candidate Grigol Vashadze…

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Kakachia: Everybody knows that demonizing Russia is something that Georgians will react to

(BBC) It takes guts to eat raw chilli. But in Georgia it has become a matter of political conviction. Opponents of one of the top presidential candidates, Salome Zurabishvili, have signed…

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Kakachia: Georgia remains a steadfast supporter of U.S. initiatives but is unlikely to want to get drawn into a US-Iran conflict

(Eurasianet) A senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump is visiting the Caucasus, where he is expected to try to enlist the region’s three governments in Washington’s campaign of isolating Iran.…

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A New Strategy for the South Caucasus | Kakachia, Makarychev, Yatsyk, Valiyev, and more

(Geopolitics and Security) The South Caucasus is a region at the nexus of various economic, political, and energy interests. It is currently witnessing some of the most complex and dangerous events…

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How the West Should Respond to Russia’s “Borderization” in Georgia

(PONARS Policy Memo) Russia’s swift achievement of its political objectives in Crimea while firing hardly a shot generated much debate about the use and effectiveness of “hybrid warfare.” Although the term…

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Kakachia: It won’t help Armenia’s plans for a transit corridor without concessions from Moscow on Georgia’s breakaway regions

(Eurasianet) Armenia and Azerbaijan compete to attract Iranian cargo – Iran has been a fairly marginal player in the South Caucasus, but both Armenia and Azerbaijan are competing to draw it into the…

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Kakachia: The defections were not unexpected in light of the Georgian Dream’s dimming prospects in the 2020 elections,

Kakachia: The Georgian election can be considered valid and quite competitive despite the confrontational environment

Kakachia: Everybody knows that demonizing Russia is something that Georgians will react to

Kakachia: Georgia remains a steadfast supporter of U.S. initiatives but is unlikely to want to get drawn into a US-Iran conflict

A New Strategy for the South Caucasus | Kakachia, Makarychev, Yatsyk, Valiyev, and more

How the West Should Respond to Russia’s “Borderization” in Georgia

Kakachia: It won’t help Armenia’s plans for a transit corridor without concessions from Moscow on Georgia’s breakaway regions

Kakachia: When Mattis became head of the Pentagon, it became clear that Georgia was safe

Why Russia’s War Against Ukraine May Never End

Kakachia: Brit campaigning by bike in Tbilisi “is a very new thing for Georgian society”