Robert Parsons is international editor of France 24. He earned a doctorate at Glasgow University for a thesis on the origins of Georgian nationalism. He was the BBC's Moscow correspondent (1993-2002), and worked at RFE/RL as director of its Georgian service, senior correspondent and chief producer for multimedia projects.

Recent articles

The dominant style of doing politics in Georgia inhibits the reforms the country needs to ensure its people’s progress. The region remains tense as the anniversary of the war with Russia approaches. But there is an available route beyond current discontent, says Robert Parsons.

The very survival of a troubled polity may depend on finding a constructive way around the bitter tensions between Mikheil Saakashvili’s government and a fractured opposition, says Robert Parsons in Tbilisi.

The damage and shock of the war with Russia are making Georgia's politicians and people look afresh at their country, reports Robert Parsons in Tbilisi. 

(This article was first published on 24 October 2008)

The Georgian polity and institutions have survived the test of war with Russia. But the country's president will soon face an acute domestic challenge, says Robert Parsons in Tbilisi

Mikheil Saakashvili’s second electoral victory of 2008 highlights both progress and problems in Georgia’s febrile polity, says Robert Parsons.