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Latest News

19/03/2024 - 12:11
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Georgia’s Foreign Trade Down 4.8% in January-February 2024

On March 19, the National Statistics Service of Georgia (Geostat) published preliminary data indicating that in January-February 2024, Georgia’s foreign trade decreased by 4.8% compared to the same period of 2023, totaling $2.950 billion in value. In January-February 2024, exports from Georgia decreased by 12.2% to $803.3…
19/03/2024 - 09:00

The Daily Beat: 18 March
18/03/2024 - 19:34

Georgia in NATO Secretary General’s 2023 Annual Report
18/03/2024 - 17:50

International Tender for Anaklia Port Marine Infrastructure Announced
18/03/2024 - 17:18

OECD, Local CSOs Call on Georgia to Re-join Anti-corruption Monitoring Program
18/03/2024 - 16:53

NATO Chief Visits Georgia
18/03/2024 - 14:19

People’s Power Officially Registers Political Party

Latest Articles

19/03/2024 - 00:04
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Dispatch – March 18: Acclimatization

This summer is going to be hotter than usual, and it’s not just because of the campaign. Over the past months, Georgia has received a series of environmental wake-up calls as natural disasters and unbearable heat waves have made us…
13/03/2024 - 21:08
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Mamuka Merkviladze: Furtive New Head of the Georgian Interests Section in Russia

On March 11, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced new appointments to the Government Administration. According to the changes Giorgi Kajaia, the former head of the Georgian Interests Section at the Swiss Embassy in Russia, has been appointed as the PM’s…

Analysis

News

06/03/2024 - 19:04
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Ruling Majority Tests Homophobia as Campaign Pillar

Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze backed the ruling majority in announcing legislation to fight “pseudo-liberal ideology” and “LGBT propaganda.” The ruling party is clearly mounting homophobia as an early pillar for its parliamentary election campaign. And since elections are slated for this fall, there is still time to roll back the campaign or modify its pace if it fails to impress the voters. The ruling party remains mum about the scope and exact content of the proposed legislation, but its rhetoric bears uncanny similarity with Russian…
14/02/2024 - 14:33

Abkhazia Feels Russian Chokehold Tighten
01/02/2024 - 17:45

Garibashvili’s Three-year Premiership: the Guardian of Self-Serving “Stability”
25/01/2024 - 18:25

Despite reforms, debts and evictions plague Georgians
17/01/2024 - 13:45

Interview | Elections of Hope in Poland, or How to defeat illiberal populism?
05/01/2024 - 13:05

Government’s EU Action Plan: the Intention that Counts?
15/12/2023 - 18:20

European Commission Calls on Georgia to Fight Kremlin Propaganda

Unity in Diversity

Laws that Bind: Making Policy Reflect Commitments

Georgia’s legal system includes a robust framework designed to facilitate minority integration and combat discrimination. On paper, these laws promise…

More than Roads and Bridges

At the turn of the century, crumbling road infrastructure was often mentioned as one of the key obstacles to the…

Riding the Airwaves: Minority Integration and Access to Information

As previously discussed in this series, the lack of incentives to bridge the linguistic barrier between Georgian speakers and ethnic…

Opinion

The Dispatch

19/03/2024 - 00:04
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Dispatch – March 18: Acclimatization

This summer is going to be hotter than usual, and it’s not just because of the campaign. Over the past months, Georgia has received a series of environmental wake-up calls as natural disasters and unbearable heat waves have made us rethink our everyday safety. The dangers of climate change lurk everywhere, threatening our way of life, economy, health, and well-being. New problems require new solutions, and what better time to offer them than in the months leading up to major elections? Fortunately, our politicians are…
12/03/2024 - 16:05

Dispatch – March 12: Poor Things
09/03/2024 - 15:12

Op-ed | How did we defeat the “Russian Law”?
08/03/2024 - 22:44

Op-ed | March Protests: Why Did It Work?
08/03/2024 - 13:29

Between Two Russian Laws: A Year Since March Protests
05/03/2024 - 14:30

Interview | War is a Great Verifier of all Things
04/03/2024 - 20:49

Dispatch – March 4: Georgian Disco(-urses)

Dispatch: 2023 – Year in Review

To get a sense of how 2023 went in Georgia, go to Tbilisi’s central Rustaveli Avenue. The street has witnessed…

The Dispatch 2022 | Year in Review

As we slowly roll into the new year, the ending of 2022 in Georgia does not appear to be much…

2021 in Georgia: Year in Review

In Georgia, 2021 was a tumultuous year of continued and new crises, but also a year of attempted solutions, many…

Features

Features

24/11/2023 - 13:29
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Central Asia to the South Caucasus: Newfound Connectivity Relevance of the Middle Corridor

Russia’s war against Ukraine was a turning point – not only in a political and cultural sense, but for global supply chains as well. The shock of the Russian attack was felt in most countries that were once part of the Soviet Union, especially in the Southern Caucasus and Central Asia. The author: Nico Butylin is a German journalist from Berliner Zeitung working with Civil.ge in the framework of the IJP Scholarship 90 million people live in these eight states – Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, in South…
20/11/2023 - 13:42

German Political Spectrum Views on Georgia’s EU Candidacy
16/11/2023 - 23:27

CCIIR Report Dives Deep into Georgia’s Language Education Landscape
01/11/2023 - 17:09

Jokes, Grievances and Demonstrations: Russians in Georgia and Germany
22/09/2023 - 18:15

BBC World Questions Comes to Georgia, but Does It Find Answers?
18/09/2023 - 13:02

Gen-Z: Getting Closer to the West
29/07/2023 - 15:19

Georgian Gen-Z: Who Are They?

Photo Stories

26/05/2023 - 20:37

Photo Story: Georgia Celebrates Independence Day

A celebration of the 105th anniversary of the proclamation of the first independent democratic republic of Georgia was held today…

19/05/2023 - 23:41

Photo Story | “Russian Plane Does not Land in EU” Rally in front of the Parliament building

A rally against the resumption of air flights with Russia is taking place in Tbilisi, in front of the Parliament…

03/04/2023 - 23:23

Photo story: “Women’s Solidarity March in Tbilisi”

Against the background of the revelations of sexual harassment of several women by Shalva Ramishvili, the founder and presenter of…

01/04/2023 - 23:20

Photo story: “For the Freedom of Lazare” – Rally in Front of the Government Administration

On April 1, another protest rally “For Lazare’s Freedom” in support of 21-year-old Lazare Grigoriadis, who was arrested following the…

09/03/2023 - 13:28

Photo story: March 2023 protests rallies against the bills on “foreign agents” in Tbilisi

Protest rally near Parliament against the “Foreign Agents’ Law”, Tbilisi, March 8, Photo, Guram Muradov/Civil.ge Protest rally near Parliament against…

08/03/2023 - 17:50

Tbilisi Lives the Night of Protest, Violence

Already tense discussions about the imminent passing of the draft law “On Transparency of Foreign Funding,” also known as the…

06/03/2023 - 12:38

Photostory | Protests at the Parliament against “Foreign Agent” Law

Protester holds up “No to Russian Law” slogan against the law on “Trasparency of Foreign Agents,” March 6, 2023. Photo:…

24/02/2023 - 22:30

Photostory | Thousands Rally in Tbilisi in Solidarity with Ukraine

Tens of thousands gathered at 19:00 on the main thoroughfare of Tbilisi to march in solidarity with Ukraine and to…