Georgian Dream

August 12, 2026 | Keti Korkiya |

U.S. Sanctions Georgia-Based Cryptocurrency Company for Supporting IRGC

Even as Tbilisi says it seeks a reset in relations with Washington, it is turning a blind eye to financial schemes that benefit Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). On August 7, the U.S....

July 13, 2026 | Keti Korkiya |

Russia’s Next Annexation: South Ossetia

A leadership shuffle in the Russian-occupied portion of Georgia signals that Russia is still invested in redrawing borders in the Caucasus.

July 2, 2026 | Keti Korkiya, Ivana Stradner

Serbia and Georgia aren’t our friends — They’re authoritarian regimes courting Trump

When autocrats seek legitimacy, they often travel in pairs. Such was the case when Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic traveled to Tbilisi in June. While this was the first visit by a Serbian...

June 12, 2026 | Keti Korkiya |

Tbilisi Moves Closer to Beijing Despite Courting Washington

Georgia, once Washington’s closest partner in the post-Soviet space, is deepening its strategic alignment with China. On June 9, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili...

March 19, 2026 | Keti Korkiya |

Georgia’s Turn Toward China’s Financial System

Georgia, once Washington’s closest partner in the Caucasus region, is strengthening its economic ties with Beijing. Four Georgian banks have applied to join China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System...

February 26, 2026 | Keti Korkiya |

Georgia is becoming Iran’s sanctions evasion hub

Tbilisi’s TV Tower lit up in the colors of the Islamic Republic on Feb. 11 to mark the anniversary of the 1979 revolution that brought Iran’s theocratic rulers to power. The streets...

November 13, 2025 | Keti Korkiya |

Georgian PM’s Visit to China Highlights Beijing’s Growing Footprint in South Caucasus

China is a “role model for modernization” and a “champion of peace,” Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze declared during a visit to Shanghai in early November, where the two countries signed...

October 23, 2025 | Keti Korkiya |

Georgian Dream’s Power Grab Sets Stage to Outlaw Opposition

The Republic of Georgia continues its democratic backslide under Georgian Dream, the country’s authoritarian ruling party, which is sympathetic to Beijing, Moscow, and Tehran and antagonistic to Washington...

October 8, 2025 | Keti Korkiya |

U.S. Must Stand with Georgian People Against Anti-Western Regime

Tens of thousands rallied in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on October 4-5 to protest local elections in which the country’s increasingly authoritarian ruling party, Georgian Dream, claimed victory....

August 20, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Northern exposure

The Alaska summit revealed Putin’s neo-Soviet goals

December 3, 2012 | |

Georgian Dream Shows Its Dark Side

Georgia's president-elect is putting the country in strong danger of losing its hard won democracy.

October 8, 2012 | |

In Defeat, Georgia’s President Confounds his Critics

Mikheil Saakashvili's conciliatory reaction to his party's loss in the election seems to prove his critics wrong.

October 3, 2012 | |

A Russian Victory in Georgia’s Parliamentary Election

Billionaire winner Bidzina Ivanishvili owes his wealth to the Putin regime in Moscow.

October 2, 2012 | |

Georgia’s Electoral Showdown

Emotions are running high as Georgians vote in a watershed parliamentary election.