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The White House’s “Chip Diplomacy”: Baku, Yerevan, Supercomputers, and the New Map of the Caucasus
Peace treaties used to be signed in exchange for territory, money, or security guarantees. Now the rules of the game have changed. For ...
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The Largest US Healthcare Fraud Scheme: A $1.3 Billion Georgian Trail
The United States has been shaken by the largest health insurance fraud scandal in the nation’s history. The sweeping investigation has been dubbed ...
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The Napoleon of Georgian Dream: The End of the Mamuka Mdinaradze Era
“The higher you fly, the harder you fall.” Having cycled through a wide array of top government posts—including in agencies that were invented ...
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Death of Abkhaz Blogger in Tbilisi: Circumstances and Hypotheses
Discussions continue in Georgia over the high-profile death of Abkhaz blogger Daur Buava. His mother recently arrived in Tbilisi, though she had not ...
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Merab Surviladze: The Artist Who Paints Shadows
In the very heart of Brussels, in a studio at the Brussels Art Factory—an art space rented out to creators by a local ...
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Rowing for the Golden Fleece: The Wild Voyage of Tim Severin
In the late 1980s, the galley *Argo* ran aground on the Rioni River. On board was a crew of enthusiasts determined to retrace ...
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David Sarajishvili: Philanthropist, Philosopher, and Creator of Legendary Georgian Brandy
Yalta, February 1945. The official proceedings of the “Big Three” summit are over, and Winston Churchill asks Stalin for some brandy. A bottle ...
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Amedeo Modigliani’s Georgian Muse
Paris, 1911. Destitute artist Amedeo Modigliani brings two women to his tiny attic apartment. One of them is the poet Anna Akhmatova, with ...
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Racha: Chronicle of a Vanishing Paradise
On August 5, 2023, a massive landslide engulfed the popular resort of Shovi, claiming 33 lives. The resort is no more, and this ...
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August 8 is approaching: What you need to know about Georgia-Russia relations
About a week ago, SOVA published a video on its social media accounts from a protest in Tbilisi held under the slogan “No ...
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Tbilisi’s Main Avenue Closed: Rustaveli Renovation Sparks Debate
The rehabilitation of the capital’s main thoroughfare, Rustaveli Avenue, has begun in Tbilisi. Unexpectedly, this project has become a bone of contention among ...
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Inter RAO Under Sanctions: Energy Risks for Georgia
The European Union recently imposed sanctions against Inter RAO, a Russian state-owned energy company, a move that has unnerved the Georgian public. The ...




