New Georgian Patriarch Shio III enthroned
Shio III became Patriarch at the age of 57.
TBC Concept and Wealth Management won four Euromoney awards, including Central and Eastern Europe’s Best for Premier Banking — their first regional win.
Putin offers Armenia an amicable ‘divorce’
Putin also issued a veiled threat, drawing a parallel between Armenia’s path towards the EU and Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.
Leaked Russian document outlines planned ‘anti-Pashinyan’ campaign ahead of Armenia elections
The plan aims to ‘reduce the popularity’ of Pashinyan’s government.
US State Department sends representative to meet Georgian Dream and opposition
Sonata Coulter is a Deputy Assistant Secretary of the US State Department.
Podcasts
Podcasts
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In Focus
Nikol Pashinyan
Hand-hearts and drum solos — Pashinyan’s populist social media strategy
The Armenian Prime Minister has turned his social media into a viral regional sensation — but does his charm survive contact with reality?
Abkhazia
How Georgian artist Tedo Rekhviashvili smuggled an Abkhazia piece into Nauru’s Biennale pavilion
Rekhviashvili, whose family is from Abkhazia, tells OC Media how he slipped the piece into the exhibition of a microstate that recognises Abkhazia.
Armenia–France Relations
The ‘Emmanuel’ Political Community summit — or how Macron took Yerevan by storm
As EU leaders met in Yerevan for a key summit, Macron set Armenian social media ablaze with his walkabouts, selfies, and duet with Pashinyan.
Azerbaijan Prison Dispatches
Azerbaijan prison dispatches: isolation, self-harm, silence — the psychological toll of detention
Imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist Ulviyya Ali writes of the psychological toll on Azerbaijani prisoners in a letter dated one year after her arrest.
Reviews
Review | Adibas — a Georgian war novel without the war
★★★☆☆ Zaza Burchuladze’s war novel is not an easy book to love — but in 2026, it is an uncomfortably easy book to recognise. Zaza Burchuladze began writing Adibas on 8 August 2008 — the day rumours of Russian tanks entering Tbilisi first spread. He would later claim that war was the strongest stimulant he had ever found. The novel that emerged from that charge of adrenaline is slim, corrosive, and set in a sweltering Tbilisi that is doing its best to pretend nothing is happening. Like its tit
Circassians
When NATO paused its bombs for Kosovo’s Circassians to return home
For Kosovo Circassians, returning to Adygea was meant to be a homecoming — yet for many, coming back after 150 years brought new challenges.
Abkhazia–Russia Relations
How an international economic forum highlighted Abkhazia’s dependency on Russia
While Abkhazia has investment potential, structural vulnerabilities and a key dependence on Russia limit project realisations.
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Opinion
Freedom of the Press
Opinion | Foreign agent laws are becoming the scourge of media freedom across Europe
Brussels needs to deliver a stronger, more decisive response to the spread of foreign agent laws across Europe, including in Georgia.
2026 Armenian parliamentary elections
Opinion | The risks of Pashinyan’s fear-mongering tactics ahead of Armenia’s elections
Pashinyan’s claims that the opposition is preparing a new war with Azerbaijan risks justifying non-democratic and even unconstitutional measures.
Economy
Opinion | ‘A list of rich people in a poor country’ — what Forbes’ top 100 list reveals about Georgia
Georgia’s Forbes Top 100 shows an uneven playing field, offshore wealth, hidden names, and women playing safety rings for rich families.