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'Pro-Western' Georgia rapidly drifting towards illiberalism

Officially Georgia sticks to its pro-European retoric, but under the guidance of the Georgian Dream party it is swiftly drifting into illiberal direction. Georgian democracy is up for its greatest test.

by Neil Hauer
Georgia’s Street Protests show lack of Political Culture

On June 20 a Russian parliamentarian addressed the Georgian parliament in Russian, while seated in the chair of the speaker of the
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Georgia wants to join NATO and appease Russia

In Georgia, the majority of the population is still in favour of NATO membership. At the same time, the government tries to appease
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Putin’s ‘Greater Russia’: misunderstanding or mission?

The controversy that broke out in February 2018 over what Russian president Vladimir Putin did or did not say in a meeting in 2006
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