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Georgia's 'Tipping Point' – and Why It Matters for the World

Dec 7, 2024 | thecipherbrief.com | Tom Nagorski |Ia Meurmishvili |Ethan Masucol

DEEP DIVE — The protests and police crackdowns convulsing the nation of Georgia represent more than one more global conflict zone; they are also the latest frontline in Vladimir Putin‘s efforts to extend Russian influence, and reimpose Moscow’s authority on nations that were once part of the Soviet Empire. The crisis in Georgia pits a pro-Russian government against an opposition seeking closer ties with the West.
Georgia’s ‘Tipping Point’ - and Why It Matters for the World

Dec 7, 2024 | kamumedya.com | Tom Nagorski |Ia Meurmishvili

12 minutes ago 2 A small nation in the Caucasus is the focus of a clash between Russia and the West DEEP DIVE Protesters holding Georgian and European flags clash with police during a demonstration against the government’s decision to delay European Union membership talks amid a post-election crisis, in Tbilisi, early on December 1, 2024. (Photo by GIORGI ARJEVANIDZE/AFP via Getty Images) Posted: December 7th, 2024 By Tom Nagorski Tom Nagorski is the Managing Editor for The Cipher Brief.He...
Georgia’s Maidan Moment

Dec 4, 2024 | almendron.com | Ia Meurmishvili

Georgia is at a turning point. Demonstrations have spread across the country in response to the ruling Georgian Dream’s shocking decision to suspend Georgia’s European Union membership process, started in 2022, after the opposition accused it of rigging a victory in the October parliamentary elections. The events bring to mind the 2014 Maidan Revolution, when Ukrainians protested then-President Viktor Yanukovych’s decision to pull Ukraine away from the EU and closer to Russia.
The U.S. and Europe Must Help Georgia Counter Russian Influence

Dec 2, 2024 | foreignpolicy.com | Ia Meurmishvili

Georgia is at a turning point. Demonstrations have spread across the country in response to the ruling Georgian Dream’s shocking decision to suspend Georgia’s European Union membership process, started in 2022, after the opposition accused it of rigging a victory in the October parliamentary elections. The events bring to mind the 2014 Maidan Revolution, when Ukrainians protested then-President Viktor Yanukovych’s decision to pull Ukraine away from the EU and closer to Russia.
Ukraine’s Bold Invasion Raises Fears in Russia, and Questions About the War

Aug 17, 2024 | thecipherbrief.com | Tom Nagorski |Ia Meurmishvili

SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE ANALYSIS — Ukraine continues to strike Russian military targets in occupied Crimea, an area that has seen the most dynamic fighting in the […] More
Ukraine’s Bold Invasion Raises Fears in Russia, and Questions About the War

Aug 17, 2024 | kamumedya.com | Ia Meurmishvili

It's the first state-backed invasion of Russia since World War II - and Ukraine aims to stay. Deep Dive Ukrainian servicemen operate a tank on a road near the border with Russia, in the Sumy region of Ukraine, on August 14, 2024. The Ukrainian army entered Russia’s Kursk region on August 6, capturing dozens of settlements in the biggest offensive by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War II.
How Putin's War on Georgia Foreshadowed His Invasion of Ukraine

Aug 12, 2024 | thecipherbrief.com | Ia Meurmishvili |Ethan Masucol

EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — It was a brief war with long-lasting consequences. Sixteen years ago this month, Russian forces invaded Georgia, in what some experts described as the first attempt to change internationally recognized state borders by force in Europe since 1945.
How Putin’s War on Georgia Foreshadowed His Invasion of Ukraine

Aug 12, 2024 | kamumedya.com | Ia Meurmishvili

EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — It was a brief war with long-lasting consequences. Sixteen years ago this month, Russian forces invaded Georgia, in what some experts described as the first attempt to change internationally recognized state borders by force in Europe since 1945.
NATO Summit Leaves Out Georgia at a Critical Juncture

Jul 12, 2024 | thecipherbrief.com | Ia Meurmishvili

OPINION — In a significant and troubling shift for the country of Georgia, there was a glaring absence in this week’s NATO Summit declaration: the small Caucasus nation was mentioned only once, in the context of urging Russia to withdraw its troops from the occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia). By omitting any reference to Georgia’s partnership with NATO, the declaration breaks with the alliance’s consistent reaffirmations since 2008 that Georgia would become a NATO member.
Bipartisan group of US senators warns Georgia over foreign agent law

Apr 26, 2024 | voanews.com | Ia Meurmishvili

A bipartisan group of 14 U.S. senators on Friday sent a letter to Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze expressing concern over his government’s decision to reintroduce and advance a "Russian-style foreign agents’ law" similar to one they were forced to withdraw a year ago.