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.
Georgians
Europe is stepping up to fortify NATO 3.0 — and we must do the same
The consequences of the NATO summit that concluded Wednesday in Ankara will be determined primarily by two questions: Will Europeans step up to honor their defense-spending commitments and carry more of...
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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....
Policy Briefs
Georgia’s democratic opposition is begging for our help
It's time to sanction the oligarchs that are pulling the country into Russia's orbit.
Op-eds
It’s Not Just Ukraine
How Putin is trying to destabilize the rest of Europe by meddling in Moldova, Georgia, and Bosnia.
Op-eds
Iran Is More Than Persia
Ethnic Politics in the Islamic Republic
Monographs
Unfinished Business
How a Department of Justice forfeiture complaint may be an opening gambit against Iranian sanctions’ evasion.
Op-eds
Scapegoats of Wrath, Subjects of Benevolence: Turkey’s Minorities Under Erdoğan
Op-eds
Midterm Assessment: Russia
Snap-Back: A Journey Through Iranian Sanctions Evasion in Georgia
Two Iranian truck drivers sat idly in the parking area of the Poti Free Industrial Zone(FIZ), waiting for customs authoriti...
Op-eds
Georgian Dream Shows Its Dark Side
Georgia's president-elect is putting the country in strong danger of losing its hard won democracy.
Op-eds
A Russian Victory in Georgia’s Parliamentary Election
Billionaire winner Bidzina Ivanishvili owes his wealth to the Putin regime in Moscow.
Op-eds
Georgia’s Electoral Showdown
Emotions are running high as Georgians vote in a watershed parliamentary election.
Op-eds
Iran’s Armenian Connection
On March 20, Armenian defense minister Seyran Ohanyan visited Washington, D.C. Talks focused on U.S. defense assistance to the small republic, and regional issues were also discussed, but there i...
Op-eds
Caucus
On Oct. 14, 2010, two Israeli businessmen sat down to a lavish supra, or feast, in the Georgian Black Sea resort town of Batumi. Rony Fuchs and Ze’ev Frenkiel were there at the behest of Ni...
Op-eds
War and Democracy
For many centuries, it was taken for granted that no modern country could move from dictatorship to democracy without considerable violence. The first wave of democratic revolution–the last...
Op-eds
Assad’s Reminder
NOW's editorial this morning on the terrorist bombing in Tripoli is worth quoting at length:...
Op-eds
Russia’s Message
Over the weekend, I was contacted by some good folks who support Georgia, the small country now under attack by Russia. I was asked if I had any ideas on how the Georgians might “mobilize E...