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About Robert Parsons

Robert Parsons is international editor of France 24. He earned a doctorate at Glasgow University for a thesis on the origins of Georgian nationalism.

Articles by Robert Parsons

Tuesday 21st July

Georgia: social chasm, political bridge

Robert Parsons, 21 July 2009
Georgians deserve better than a politics of personal rivalry. Will its leaders listen?
Wednesday 20th May

Georgia on the brink - again

Robert Parsons, 20 May 2009
The very survival of a troubled country depends on political leadership in the national interest
Sunday 26th October

Georgia: the politics of recovery

Robert Parsons, 26 October 2008
The aftershocks of war with Russia are stirring Tbilisi's opposition into life
Tuesday 26th August

Georgia after war: the political landscape

Robert Parsons, 26 August 2008

Georgia's polity has survived the test of war. Now its president faces an acute domestic challenge

Friday 30th May

Georgia’s dangerous gulf

Robert Parsons, 30 May 2008
The condition of a febrile polity is apparent in Mikheil Saakashvili’s second election victory of 2008
Tuesday 13th May

Georgia, Abkhazia, Russia: the war option

Robert Parsons, 13 May 2008
Russia is tightening its pressure on its small Caucasus neighbour. This time it's serious
Friday 11th January

Mikheil Saakashvili’s bitter victory

Robert Parsons, 11 January 2008
After a disputed election, a tough choice for Georgia's opposition
Friday 4th January

Georgia's race to the summit

Robert Parsons, 4 January 2008
A hyperactive president and a febrile opposition equal a tough choice
Friday 16th November

Georgia: progress, interrupted

Robert Parsons, 16 November 2007
A period of turmoil has lessons for both sides
Thursday 5th October

Russia and Georgia: a lover's revenge

Robert Parsons, 5 October 2006
Moscow is determined to bully Tbilisi into submission. But Mikheil Saakashvili may have a surprise for Vladimir Putin, writes Robert Parsons.
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