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Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

Georgia opposition politicians pardoned ahead of the election

… On 15 May, the president of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, pardoned two opposition … and is currently one of the leaders of European Georgia, a party that was formed after the split within … Saakashvili’s United National Movement. In February, Georgia’s Supreme Court sentenced him to three years and …
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Górecki

The Autumn of the Georgian Patriarch The role of the Orthodox Church in Georgia and in Georgian politics

… Analyses dedicated to Georgia’s domestic situation usually omit the religious … religious organisation, i.e. the autocephalous Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC). The relatively few … issue are exceptions. Meanwhile, the fact that Georgians as a nation are very devout (religion is an …
OSW Report | | Wojciech Górecki

The Gordian knot of the Caucasus. The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh

… of the conflict has decreased since the wars in Georgia and Ukraine, it remains an important element of …
Analyses | | Marek Menkiszak

Crocodile tears Russia on the USs exit from the Open Skies Treaty

… due to repeated violations by Russia. After the Russian-Georgian war and the recognition of the independence of … Ossetia (separatist para-states on the territory of Georgia) in 2008, Russia introduced a ban (enforced … that they are not parties to the OST). In response, Georgia has completely banned Russia from making any …
Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

Armenia the government attacks the oligarch Tsarukyan

… epidemic has affected Armenia more than neighbouring Georgia and Azerbaijan. On 17 June, the number of … more of the infected have died of comorbidities). In Georgia fewer than 890 have been infected, with only 14 … comparison, Armenia has almost 3 million inhabitants, Georgia 3.7 million, and Azerbaijan over 10 million). …
OSW Commentary | | Andrzej Wilk

Eyes west A shift in focus in Russias Southern Military District

… engaged. In the two Chechen wars and the strike against Georgia in 2008, it bore the main brunt, and at present … command in Armenia and in the occupied territories in Georgia (within the ‘republics of Abkhazia and South …
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark

German stance on a new stage of the migration crisis

… Iran (7778), Afghanistan (7124), Nigeria (6201) and Georgia (3138). The German administration (both federal …
Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

Nagorno-Karabakh positional warfare begins

… offers of assistance in the negotiations were made by Georgia and Iran, among others (although the OSCE Minsk …
OSW Commentary | | Witold Rodkiewicz

Russia on the US presidential elections Neutrality with a slight tilt towards Trump

… by carrying out surprise military operations (in Georgia, Ukraine and Syria). Trump’s unpredictability, …
OSW Commentary | | Krzysztof Nieczypor

The states weakened immunity The causes of the measles outbreak in Ukraine

… the highest number of measles cases was recorded in Georgia (4,389) and the Russian Federation (4,054), …