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China’s Rapid Economic and Cultural Expansion in Georgia Troubles Some in Tbilisi
https://jamestown.org/program/chinas-rapid-economic-and-cultural-expansion-in-georgia-troubles-some-in-tbilisi/
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NATO will reaffirm support for Ukraine, Georgia at Madrid summit – Stoltenberg
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3329573-nato-will-reaffirm-support-for-ukraine-georgia-at-madrid-summit-stoltenberg.html
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Recurrent internal troubles create fertile ground for malign influence in Georgia.
https://cepa.org/insularity-wins-georgias-elections/
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Aurora1 - The following paragraph from your last post highlights the difficulty facing FRR, with BI behind the GD and leaning towards Putin. It now seems like a race between the EU and NATO on the one side and Russia's 3 + 3 on the other side, with the GD aligned to the East and the opposition parties aligned to the West. Unfortunately, with Biden in the White House making deals with Putin concerning NORD2, it reduces our chances of a deal IMHO.
'For Georgia, internal and neighborhood policies are deeply intertwined. The ongoing Iran-Azerbaijan tensions, recent Russian insistence on building 3+3 security initiative (of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, plus Turkey, Iran and Russia) to shut out the West from the region, and the further postponement of critically important infrastructure projects such as the deep-sea development of Anaklia port are negative trends all the more pronounced when Georgia is inward-looking.'
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Mad thats my thoughts as well sadly the GD have paid lip service to the west for too long now while strategically facing the bear. The sad part is this small amount of elites is killing Georgia's future prosperity in a HC world that will be greatly diminished in the next 30-40 years so they have one generations chance to become a Norway or a Qatar but the bear wont allow it. That said politics in this region can turn on a sixpence if enough of the public take to the streets for long enough.
cheers Aurora
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Georgia’s Democracy Still in Peril
https://www.e-ir.info/2021/10/09/opinion-georgias-democracy-still-in-peril/
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Aurora1 - I noticed that your post was removed. This censorship is beyond a joke.
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Indeed they dont like it
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U.S. Defense Secretary to Visit Georgia Next Week
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Georgia next week, announced Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby on October 12.
The Defense Secretary and his team will also travel to Ukraine and Romania as part of the trip to Europe. “He will conclude this important visit with allies and partners in Brussels for the NATO Defense Ministerial,” spokesperson Kirby added.
The exact dates of the trip to Georgia have not yet been disclosed. The NATO Ministerial takes place in Brussels on October 21-22.
Georgian Defense Ministry said on October 13 that Secretary Austin’s visit “once again highlights the firmness of the existing strategic partnership and the high level of cooperation between the U.S. and Georgia.”
https://civil.ge/archives/447790
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Georgia: Thousands Rally In Support For Jailed Ex-President Saakashvili
https://www.eurasiareview.com/15102021-georgia-thousands-rally-in-support-for-jailed-ex-president-saakashvili/
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Also in this paper.
https://www.fijitimes.com/thousands-rally-in-georgia-demanding-release-of-saakashvili/
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Saakashvili calls on emigrants to return to Georgia by the end of month ‘for a decisive battle’
https://agenda.ge/en/news/2021/3148
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US Defense Secretary Heads to Europe to Focus on Black Sea Stability, NATO
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-defense-secretary-heads-to-europe-to-focus-on-black-sea-stability-nato-/6272691.html
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UPDATE: 3 demanding ex-president Saakashvili’s release near ex-ruling party chair Ivanishvili’s house detaine
https://agenda.ge/en/news/2021/3156
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PM Garibashvili to US Defense Secretary: your visit is a ‘very strong message’
https://agenda.ge/en/news/2021/3176
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US, Georgia sign military training pact amid Russian threat on the Black Sea
https://www.armytimes.com/global/europe/2021/10/18/us-georgia-sign-military-training-pact-amid-russian-threat-on-the-black-sea/
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I hope the people rally round him...
https://twitter.com/SaakashviliM/status/1451141947234603008?t=ySOmHs_5Hj59o8fFh9pwHQ&s=19
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"Georgian Dream cannot form a majority in Batumi Assembly, despite despair efforts, - said Giorgi Kirtadze, the Batumi mayoral candidate of various opposition parties.
According to him, Irakli Gharibashvili personally announced that he was starting the fight with blackmail, intimidation and bribery.
"A few days ago, the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Gharibashvili, who controls SSG and the Prosecutor's Office, was in Batumi. He clearly announced the start of the fight by blackmailing, intimidating and bribing to get the majority for the Georgian Dream, but despite this despair effort, they failed to do so. Transfering only one person is not enough.
The persecution of people on political grounds must end. In parallel, hatred, blackmail and bribery in politics must end on October 30. The Georgian Dream will finally be defeated", - said Giorgi Kirtadze."
https://www.interpressnews.ge/en/article/116464-opposition-mayoral-candidate-in-batumi-giorgi-kirtadze-georgian-dream-cannot-form-a-majority-in-batumi-assembly-despite-despair-efforts
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Georgian protesters rally in support of jailed former president
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/georgian-protesters-rally-support-jailed-172848292.html
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Misha?
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/11/05/georgia-mikheil-saakashvili-hunger-strike-prison-georgian-dream-unm/
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"Kapanadze said he feared that the Georgian government may dig in its heels out of concern that any change in its stance will be interpreted as weakness, “unless there is a certain pressure on them from our Western friends, which has not been present.”
Biden needs to step up to the plate...
NOW.
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Looks like they can't wait for him to die, they want him mysteriously killed by criminals with a grudge against him.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mikheil-saakashvili-ex-president-of-georgia-sent-to-prison-filled-with-old-enemies-5m57ljh7c
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The struggle is not going unnoticed.
https://twitter.com/FormulaGe/status/1458737569747947522?t=bmfvYnB22EGkyvh_8z0c9Q&s=19
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23 MEPs call for sanctions in response to 'degrading treatment' of ex-pres. Saakashvili
https://agenda.ge/en/news/2021/3670
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Georgia is losing the fight for democracy...
https://www.fpri.org/article/2021/11/georgias-democracy-is-in-trouble-its-time-for-closer-engagement/
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Germany’s new government to support Georgia’s EU-integration
Agenda.ge, 25 Nov 2021 - 12:02, Tbilisi,Georgia
Three German parties forming a new coalition government have declared their support for the European integration of the Eastern Partnership countries, including Georgia.
The Social Democrats, Greens, and Free Democrats reached a deal yesterday to form a new government in Germany, with Olaf Scholz replacing Angela Merkel as chancellor.
The new coalition agrees to cooperate with the EU and its member states to ‘further develop’ the Eastern Partnership.
States such as Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia that are striving to join the EU should be able to converge through consistent reforms based on the rule of law and market economy, they wrote.
Georgian, Ukrainian, Moldovan PMs discuss ways to strengthen ties with EU
The Eastern Partnership, launched in 2009, is a joint initiative of EU member states and their Eastern European partners – Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine.
Ten years after the creation of the Eastern Partnership initiative, the foreign ministry of Georgia declared that the country had taken all the opportunities which it offered.
In June 2021, Belarus suspended its membership in response to strict economic sanctions imposed by the EU.
https://agenda.ge/en/news/2021/3721
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United Strategy Toward Russia Critical, Georgian FM Tells OSCE Ministerial
https://civil.ge/archives/459387
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"Russia is attempting to portray itself as a reliable ally in the fight against jihadists and insurgents as Western attention turns elsewhere. The proposed exit of half of the French troops stationed in the Sahel, the semi-arid African region riven with armed gangs and Islamist terrorists, has left Mali shopping for security partners. It has found one in Wagner, the shadowy Kremlin-linked organization that supplies ex-Russian military fighters in conflict hotspots globally."
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/12/russias-presence-mali-raises-concerns