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Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

Georgia passes the law on agents the internal crisis escalates

Defying the recent mass street protests, on 14 May the Georgian parliament passed the law entitled ‘On the transparency of foreign influence’, commonly referred to as the ‘law on foreign agents’, in its third and final reading. In the 150-…
Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

Georgia tensions over controversial law continue to escalate

The political conflict in Georgia around the law entitled ‘On the Transparency of Foreign Influence’, which has been under consideration since mid-April, continues to escalate. The ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party is determined to press…
Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

Georgia the foreign agent law v20 A toughening stance ahead of elections

At the beginning of April, in response to a motion tabled by the ruling Georgian Dream party (GD), Georgia’s parliament launched work on a draft law concerning “the transparency of foreign influence”. The draft states that various entities…
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Górecki

Abkhazias creeping incorporation The end of the experiment of a separatist democracy

The Russian-Abkhazian treaty on alliance and strategic partnership brings the current model of functioning of para-state to an end.
Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

Russia and Georgia a resumption of talks with no prospect of a breakthrough

Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Grigory Karasin, and the Special Representative for Relations with Russia, Zurab Abashidze, met for talks on 14 December in Geneva. These have been the first direct official talks between representatives…