Stephen Jones is a Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies at Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts. He writes frequently on current events in the Caucasus.
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Published in: oDR: OpinionFrom Tbilisi to Washington, there's too much focus on electionsRecent elections in Georgia and the US show that elections alone are poor indicators of democracy, and need to be...
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Published in: oDRThe fate of Georgian dreamsAmid widespread apathy and corruption, Georgia’s democracy faces all too familiar obstacles.
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Published in: oDRAgreement by association: Georgia edges closer to EuropeGeorgia’s signing of the Association Agreement with the EU has been welcomed by the country’s people and its elite,...
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Published in: oDRKakha Bendukidze and Georgia’s failed experiment
Kakha Bendukidze died in November 2014 at the age of 58. Bendukidze directed the whirlwind of economic reform that...
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Published in: oDRSouth Ossetia’s unwanted independenceSouth Ossetians may yearn for union with Russia, but the complicated political realities of the South Caucasus make...
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Published in: oDRGeorgia through a glass, darklySince the break-up of the USSR, the South Caucasus has trodden a chequered path, both political and economic. Is...