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.
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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.
Ilia II
Opinion | Reflecting on the complex legacy of Patriarch Ilia II
The long-serving head of the Georgian Orthodox Church has left behind an ‘epochal, unique, and contradictory’ legacy.
North Caucasus
Opinion | Repression and the myth of instability fuels Russia’s colonial rule in the North Caucasus
While Russia is a federation on paper, in reality, the state is perpetuating its colonisation of the North Caucasus.
2026 Iran War
Opinion | Why North Caucasians neither celebrate nor condemn the Israeli–US attack on Iran
For North Caucasians, the conflict is yet another example of world-shaping powers operating without regard to those affected.
2026 Iran War
Opinion | Why Azerbaijan quietly needs Iran’s mullahs it publicly despises
Azerbaijan’s entire strategic architecture depends on Iran remaining a pariah state.
