Georgia, Russia, Abkhazia: Playing Twister or Risk ?
Region: Georgia
Mounting tensions can be felt between Russia and Georgia after sunday's event in which a Georgian spy drone was supposedly shot down by a russian Mig fighter jet. The incident took place in disputed region near the black sea called the Abkhazia region that has been witness to a number of growing territorial conflicts since the region pulled itself away from Georgian influence. Indeed al... more
Views: 2142Georgia: Fears of War With Russia
Region: Georgia
By Dmitry Avaliani in Tbilisi (CRS No. 443 07-May-08) Officials and experts in both Russia and Georgia are warning that the two countries are closer than ever to armed confrontation over the breakaway republic of Abkhazia. Speaking to Russian journalists in the city of Batumi on May 8, Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili said, “I think that a few days ago, we were very close [to war] and this threat is sti... more
Views: 1099Georgian Fury at Russia’s Abkhaz Moves
Region: Georgia
- By Mikhail Vignansky in Tbilisi (CRS No. 441 23-Apr-08) Just as communications between Georgia and Russia were being restored, their relationship has taken a new downturn, after Tbilisi accused the Russians of shooting down an unmanned plane over Abkhazia. The Georgian government won approval for the United Nations Security Council to meet in closed session on April 23 to discuss Russia’s recent actions... more
Views: 1136Russian “Provocations” Anger Georgia
Region: Georgia
By Nana Kurashvili in Tbilisi Relations between Tbilisi and Moscow have taken another turn for the worse, following the NATO summit in Bucharest in which Georgia took another step towards alliance membership, albeit not as big a one as it had anticipated. Over the last few days, Moscow has made a number of overtures towards the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia which Tbilisi says are acts of... more
Views: 1197Georgia, Russia in New Abkhazia Standoff
Region: Georgia
Tbilisi ups the ante on Russian peacekeeping presence. By Irakli Lagvilava in Zugdidi Georgian security forces have again had a confrontation with Russian peacekeepers on the border with Abkhazia, leading to a tense telephone conversation between the two presidents. The detention of a Russian army truck by Georgian police appears to be part of a war of nerves over the disputed territory of Abkhazia. Tbilisi claims ... more
Views: 1043Georgia: War with Russia?
Region: Georgia
- by Onnik Krikorian The South Caucasus has always been a volatile and unstable region riven by ethnic conflict and instability. This has especially been the case since the breakup of the Soviet Union and not least because the region is often considered the gateway between Europe and Central Asia, as well as where the competing interests of the West and Russia collide. For those readers that have no idea ... more
Views: 1862Russia and Georgia Facing War
Region: Georgia
Russia has been deploying troops in the Georgian region of Abkhazia, which has prompted many Georgian diplomats to speculate that Russia is preparing a military action against the country. The Georgian minister in charge of the Abkhazia region has even said that he would yield the area to the Russian army if they threatened military intervention. The Russians have been running propaganda in their country on the ... more
Views: 1362Egypt: When Religion Sleeps With Politics
Region: Georgia
by Gr33nData Egyptian blogger Zeinobia attacks Pope Shenouda III in one of her recent posts here, for his Easter speech this year. Still I feel so sad and angry from what the Pope Shounda said and did this Easter from praying for Mubarak to have longer life !! and warning his people from listening to those vandals over the Internet who will be sent to hell !!?? She continues: For the Muslims this is somethi... more
Views: 722Georgian Opposition Faces Uphill Election Struggle
Region: Georgia
By Tamar Kadagidze in Tbilisi (CRS No. 440 17-Apr-08) The shop windows have barely been stripped of the red posters bearing portraits of Mikheil Saakashvili, left over from the January presidential ballot, when Georgia once again finds itself immersed in election politics. The May 21 parliamentary vote is being seen by some Georgian analysts, as well as international experts, as no less significant than the early ... more
Views: 708Another U.S. close ally imposes emergency
Region: Georgia
The world yet had to see another emergency which was imposed by Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili, a close U.S. ally, only three days after another close ally Gen. Pervez Musharraf. Demonstrations, Private TV channels and all political activities have been banned in both countries and both Prime Ministers have said 'it was necessary to impose the state of emergency.' The opposition parties and public of ... more
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