Magdalena Frichova Grono

Magdalena Frichova Grono has worked for a decade on conflict and governance in the south Caucasus, including as Caucasus project director for the International Crisis Group

Georgians from Abkhazia: beyond limbo

Many Georgians displaced by the Abkhazia war of 1992-93 now live in rudimentary centres around the country. They face great difficulties in building their lives. But a survey of their views and aspirations contains some surprises, says Magdalena Frichova Grono.

By Magdalena Frichova Grono

/ 25 May 2011

Abkhazia and the promises of princes

The success of self-determination efforts in Kosovo and now South Sudan heightens the aspirations to statehood of small Eurasian territories such as Abkhazia. But with the status of this Black Sea entity trapped in a geopolitical limbo, Abkhaz and Georgians will need more than the patronage of the

By Magdalena Frichova Grono

/ 27 Jan 2011