Mikheil Saakashvili

Georgia's Prime Minister: We will get NATO MAP in 2014

Jorge Benitez — Thu, 02 May 2013 12:36:31 -0500

From Joshua Kucera, Bug Pit: Georgia's prime minister, Bidzina Ivanishvili, has said that he intends to get a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) next year.

Turmoil in Tbilisi: Georgia's Dream Imperiled

Matthew Bryza — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:30:55 -0600

The culture of democracy in Georgia requires serious repair. Despite groundbreaking reforms over nearly a decade, and the freest and fairest election in the country’s history last October, mob violence recently made a near-comeback as Georgia’s primary tool of political change.

Georgia's Polarized Political Landscape on the Eve of Elections

Jason Harmala — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:44:33 -0500

The latest Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center issue brief, “Georgia’s Polarized Political Landscape on the Eve of Elections,” by Assistant Director Laura Linderman and Director Ross Wilson reviews the state of play and key issues in the country’s October 1 parliamentary elections.

Georgia informs NATO about situation near Russian border

Jorge Benitez — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:29:49 -0500

From Trend News Agency: A meeting of the NATO-Georgia Commission on the situation in the Georgian-Russian border was held at NATO headquarters in Brussels.

Russia accuses U.S. of encouraging Georgian revenge

Jorge Benitez — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 10:46:56 -0500

From Reuters/Chicago Tribune: Russia accused the United States on Wednesday of encouraging Georgia to seek revenge against Moscow for a 2008 war, a day after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised new U.S. military support for Tbilisi.

Clinton on Georgia-US defense cooperation and NATO membership

Jorge Benitez — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:40:49 -0500

From Hillary Clinton, Department of State: Reforming and modernizing Georgia’s defense establishment is also one of our shared priorities.

Georgian president Saakaskvili offers to resign if Russia pulls out from separatist regions

Jorge Benitez — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:57:39 -0500

From the AP: The president of Georgia said Thursday he’s willing to resign if Russia withdraws its troops from two separatist Georgian regions that split off in the 2008 war between the two countries.

What's Georgia Going To Get At The NATO Summit?

Jorge Benitez — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:48:08 -0600

From Joshua Kucera, the EurasiaNet: Georgia's prospects in NATO, after being more or less left for dead in the wake of the 2008 war with Russia, have lately appeared to be improving.