Caucasus
With the opposition increasingly hampered by a crackdown and its leaders jailed, Georgia is becoming a one-party state.
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June 30, 2025
Despotism Beckons as Georgia Jails Opponents
With the opposition increasingly hampered by a crackdown and its leaders jailed, Georgia is becoming a one-party state.
June 5, 2025
Russia Advances (and Retreats) in the South Caucasus
The Kremlin has reason to hope it can restore its waning influence in the South Caucasus. But as ever in this region, it is one step forward and one step back.
April 30, 2025
Repression Pushes Georgia Further From Europe
Suppression of democracy in Georgia is gathering pace as ever-more authoritarian laws come into force, jeopardizing its people’s dream of a European future.
March 28, 2025
Georgia Approaches the Final Act
What seemed mere pre-election rhetoric has now evolved into a full-blown political witch-hunt.
March 14, 2025
Georgia Cracks Down as World’s Attention Drifts
Georgia’s authoritarian leaders are closing down the democratic space and settling old scores.
March 4, 2025
Human rights? We Don’t Care, China Tells Georgia
While Washington’s attention is on Ukraine, China is solidifying its influence in the Black Sea region.
February 20, 2025
‘Freedom Is Dearer Than Life’ Says Jailed Georgian Journalist
From prison, Mzia Amaglobeli has become a symbol of resistance against Georgia’s oppressive pro-Russian elite.
February 12, 2025
Authoritarianism Beckons to the South Caucasus
A series of negative trends are reversing decades of democratic advance.
January 27, 2025
Georgia Drifts Away From the West
Georgia’s opposition lacks leadership and resources, which helps the country’s illiberal ruling party in its move away from the West.