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OSW Commentary | | Marek Matusiak

Georgia - between a dream and reality

… elections in 2013), the political situation in Georgia has stabilised: key posts in the country are now … in the hands of democratically elected members of the Georgian Dream coalition. Despite its mosaic-like structure and internaltensions, Georgian Dream remains strong and enjoys high levels of …
Point of View | | Maciej Falkowski

Georgian drift The crisis of Georgias way westwards

For several years Georgia has been experiencing processes which may be interpreted as symptoms of a deepening social and political crisis.
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Górecki

Having your cake and eating it Georgia the war in Ukraine and integration with the West

… Georgia’s reaction to the war in Ukraine can be called … the anti-Russian sanctions. Indeed, according to Kyiv, Georgia has been violating them and allowing Russia to … although so far there is no hard evidence of this. Georgia’s stance of ‘benevolent neutrality’ towards the …
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Górecki

The Autumn of the Georgian Patriarch The role of the Orthodox Church in Georgia and in Georgian politics

… Analyses dedicated to Georgia’s domestic situation usually omit the religious … religious organisation, i.e. the autocephalous Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC). The relatively few … issue are exceptions. Meanwhile, the fact that Georgians as a nation are very devout (religion is an …
Point of View | | Wojciech Bartuzi, Krzysztof Strachota

Reintegration or Reconquest Georgias policy towards Abkhazia and South Ossetia in the context of the internal and international situation

The conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia have been Georgia's main security problem since the beginning of the 1990s, and, along with the Armenian-Azeri conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, have made up the main security problems in the South…
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Górecki

A Journey into a glorious past three terms of Georgian Dream

… The 12 years of Georgian Dream (GD) rule have been marked by a series of … local elections three times, and candidates backed by Georgian Dream have twice secured the presidency. Polls … the forthcoming parliamentary elections on 26 October, Georgian Dream will once again secure the most votes. …
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Górecki

The three special cases demographic processes in the South Caucasus

… two other states, though for different reasons: in Georgia, primarily due to the outflow of non-Georgian populations and the loss of control over … Ossetia, [2]   (these parastates are not included in Georgian statistics), and in Armenia, owing to …
Point of View | | Marek Matusiak

Georgian dilemmas Between a strong state and democracy

… Since its 'Rose Revolution' of 2003, Georgia has become the most spectacular example in the … retains strong ties with the West. The strength of the Georgian state lies in its very determined ruling elite, … institutions, have created a series of problems.   Georgia expects parliamentary elections in October this …
OSW Report | | Wojciech Górecki

The Gordian knot of the Caucasus. The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh

… of the conflict has decreased since the wars in Georgia and Ukraine, it remains an important element of …
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Górecki

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

… In the new situation, finding a resolution to the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict seems to be even less likely … current political model was formed after the Abkhazian-Georgian war (1992–1993) and after Tbilisi’s loss of … Moscow. Russia guaranteed Abkhazia ‘protection’ from Georgia and was their ‘window on the world’ (the …