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“Georgia First”: A New Centre-Right Party Emerges in Georgia
Just recently, a new political party with the high-sounding name Georgia First (“Snachala Gruziya”) emerged in Georgia. Its founder is a man who ...
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Language Requirement in Abkhazia: Protecting Identity or a Sign of Crisis?
Abkhazia is experiencing another round of domestic political turmoil. On January 1, 2027, a high-profile amendment will come into force there: candidates in ...
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Melonpan: A Japanese Bun with Armenian Roots
According to a well-known conspiracy theory, Armenians invented everything in the world. This opinion is also frequently voiced under our videos. And since ...
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The White House Fight and Ilia Topuria’s Promised Rematch
The undefeated Spanish-Georgian UFC champion Ilia Topuria has suffered the first defeat of his career. His bout with American Justin Gaethje became the ...
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Khaso Khangoshvili: The Sage of the Pankisi Gorge
What remains of our perceptions of the Pankisi Gorge if we cast aside the stereotypes and prejudices that have long trailed in its ...
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“Sanitary Diplomacy”: Moscow Pressures Yerevan Ahead of Elections
Shortly before the parliamentary elections in Armenia, Moscow effectively suggested that the republic trade “sovereignty for tomatoes”—which is exactly how Yerevan interpreted Russia’s ...
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How the MEGOBARI Act Ended Up on the Shelf: A Story of Lobbying
In 2024, against the backdrop of mass protests in Georgia, Washington froze its strategic partnership with Tbilisi, after which the MEGOBARI Act was ...
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Series of Arrests: Pro-Kremlin Activist and Pro-Western Journalist Detained on Espionage Charges
On the morning of May 30, the State Security Service of Georgia carried out arrests in Tbilisi. Two individuals with radically opposing reputations ...
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Merab Kostava: Knight of Georgian Independence
Imagine what your enemy would say about you. Or someone with whom you stand on polar opposite ideological sides. They would likely have ...
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Passenger Train Service Relaunched Between Baku and Tbilisi
On May 26, after a six-year hiatus, passenger rail service between Tbilisi and Baku finally resumed, having been suspended during the coronavirus pandemic. ...
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Russian propagandist Anna Tyts dies in Tskhinvali region
In the occupied Tskhinvali region, following a three-day search and rescue operation, the body of 52-year-old Russian citizen Anna Tyts, who drowned in ...
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Solidarity Marathon: Georgians Raise Over $600,000 for Children with Duchenne
In Georgia, 1,670,938 lari (over $600,000) has been raised to help children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The live marathon, titled “1 Lari,” was ...


