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Published in: oDRNo good choices in Georgia
Georgia’s presidential election has demonstrated, once again, that the country’s two dominant political platforms...
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Published in: oDRA war for hearts and minds: how Georgian civil society is putting Abkhazia and South Ossetia back on the agenda
Almost 10 years on from the 2008 war, Georgian civil society – both informal and formal – is increasingly engaging...
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Published in: oDRBidzina’s back
The return of Georgia’s richest man to open participation in this South Caucasus state's political life is designed...
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Published in: oDRThe struggle for humane drug policy in Georgia
Decriminalising drugs has become a central demand of Georgian political parties, but the fight for decriminalisation...
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Published in: oDRGeorgia: Strasbourg’s scrutiny of the misuse of power
A new European Court of Human Rights ruling on the misuse of power in Georgia creates an important precedent in...
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Published in: oDRGeorgia: another revolution was possible
The turbulent but short-lived history of Georgia's social democratic experiment has much to teach us.
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Published in: oDRNo answers on 2016 attack against international election observers in Georgia
An incident involving international election observers during Georgia's 2016 parliamentary election raised questions...
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Published in: oDRA response to “Georgian land, Georgian freedom”
We recently published an article arguing in favour of Georgia’s proposed ban on selling agricultural land to foreign...
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Published in: oDRGeorgian land, Georgian freedom
A proposed amendment to Georgia’s constitution would ban the sale of agricultural land to foreign citizens. Is it a...
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Published in: oDRGeorgia’s highlanders against hydropower
As the Georgian government moves ahead with its plans for increasing the country’s hydropower capacity, local...
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Published in: oDRNeither here, nor there: Georgian refugees from Abkhazia
Twenty five years have passed since the war in Abkhazia, but ethnic Georgian refugees from the breakaway territory...
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Published in: oDRMayor or manager? Tbilisi chooses its kingpin
Here in Tbilisi, we’re preparing for mayoral elections in October. The race will be heated, but can the role...
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Published in: oDRTurkey’s fight against Gülen in the South Caucasus
The Turkish authorities’ fight against real and imagined enemies in the Gülen movement has now reached Azerbaijan...
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Published in: oDRDo you speak Mingrelian?
A major language in western Georgia could struggle for survival – because it’s not considered one.
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Published in: oDRGeorgia’s Russian cipher
What can the politics of ethnic Russians in Georgia tell us about the country’s attempt to build a truly civic...
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Published in: oDRTerms and conditions apply: Georgia and Ukraine’s visa-free victory
The EU’s extension of visa-free regimes eastwards is more about managing migration flows than European values. Deutsch
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Published in: oDRIs Georgia still safe for Azerbaijani dissidents?
Georgia has long been an oasis for dissidents from neighbouring Azerbaijan. But with Baku investing in its western...
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Published in: oDRსაქართველოს ახალი კონსტიტუცია აკავებს ნამდვილ ცვლილებას
საქართველოს კონსტიტუციაში ლიბერტარიანული პრინციპების განმტკიცებით, მმართველ პარტიას სურს შეინარჩუნოს მცირე მთავრობა...
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Published in: oDRGeorgia’s new constitution keeps real change in check
By reinforcing libertarian principles in Georgia’s constitution, the ruling party aims to keep government small —...
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Published in: oDRIn Georgia, labour exploitation still pays
In striving for a “business-friendly environment”, the Georgian government is further eroding labour rights. Workers...