Mikhail Saakashvili

Vladimir Putin Is Determined To Kill Me, Says Georgian President

Fox News | Posted 09.08.2009 | World


Georgia's pro-Western president said yesterday that Vladimir Putin remained determined to kill him as part of his ambition to restore Russia's former ...

Saakashvili: Putin Still Determined To Kill Me

Times Online | Posted 09.07.2009 | World


Georgia's pro-Western President said yesterday that Vladimir Putin remained determined to kill him as part of ambitions to restore Russia's former Sov...

Biden Heads For Georgia, Rejects Russian Sphere Of Influence

AP | DOUGLAS BIRCH | Posted 08.22.2009 | World


TBILISI, Georgia — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged support for efforts by Ukraine and Georgia to break free of Russia's orbit...

The GOP's Palin Food Fight: Why Now?

William Bradley | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics


William Bradley

This is a fight between some neocons who still want to promote Palin and their discredited geopolitical agenda against some Republican would-be modernizers.

Georgian Protesters, Journalists Allegedly Beaten By Police

AP | Posted 07.16.2009 | World


TBILISI, Georgia — Georgian police clashed with opposition activists in the capital Monday, arresting dozens and beating demonstrators, along wi...

50,000 Georgia Protesters Call For President Saakashvili Resignation

Wall Street Journal | Posted 06.27.2009 | World


More than 50,000 Georgian opposition supporters packed the national sports stadium for an antigovernment rally in the capital, Tbilisi, on Tuesday, re...

Suspected Georgian Mutineer Killed By Police

New York Times | Posted 06.21.2009 | World


The Georgian police shot three former military commanders suspected of planning a brief mutiny earlier this month, killing one, the authorities announ...

Saakashvili Meets With Georgian Opposition, Refuses To Resign

AP | CATRINA STEWART and MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI | Posted 06.11.2009 | World


TBILISI, Georgia — Georgia's opposition vowed Monday to take protests nationwide after refusing a power-sharing offer from the president, who th...

Georgia: Army Mutiny Over

AP | MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI | Posted 06.05.2009 | World


TBILISI, Georgia — Georgia said hundreds of rebellious soldiers surrendered Tuesday after a brief mutiny, but officials backed away from initial...

Georgia Protests: HuffPost Blogger Feet On The Ground

Huffington Post Contributors | Jirair Ratevosian & Amy Hagopian | Posted 05.23.2009 | World


By Jirair Ratevosian and Amy Hagopian Tbilisi, Georgia -- We arrived in Tbilisi late at night April 21 and encountered a 24-hour occupation outside t...

Georgia Continues To Lose Stability

GlobalPost | David L. Stern | Posted 05.15.2009 | World


TBILISI, Georgia -- For the thousands who have gathered in front of parliament in the center of this Caucasus capital, Mikheil Saakashvili is a lead...

Georgians Threaten Saakashvili With Mass Civil Disobedience

Reuters | Posted 05.11.2009 | World


Demonstrators in Georgia called for widespread civil disobedience on Friday after President Mikheil Saakashvili defied mass street protests and reject...

Georgian Protestors March On Tblisii, Demand Saakashvili Step Down

Times Online | Posted 05.10.2009 | World


Tens of thousands of protesters thronged the Georgian capital Tbilisi today for the start of mass demonstrations to oust Mikheil Saskashvili, the coun...

Georgia's Anti-Putin Disco Disqualified From Eurovision Contest

CBC | Posted 04.10.2009 | World


Georgia's entry in the Eurovision song contest, a not-too-sly jab at Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, has been booted out of the competition bec...

U.S.-Russian Relations: Current Tensions Reflect Past Foreign Policy Failures

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics


Mark Weisbrot

The Bush administration now pretends it can bully the Russians by threatening to kick them out of the G-8 and deny them membership in the WTO. This not only won't work, it is a dangerous delusion.

Georgia to cut diplomatic ties with Moscow

AP | MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics


TBILISI, Georgia — Georgia severed diplomatic ties with Moscow on Friday to protest the presence of Russian troops on its territory. Russia said...

Georgia and the Push for Cold War

David Bromwich | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics


David Bromwich

Outside of the U.S., the utterances of Bush and McCain on Georgia are greeted with laughter, for they betoken a hypocrisy so ingrained it suggests insanity. The U.S. looks in the mirror and what do we see? Russia.

Rumors Of The Next Cold War

Judah Freed | Posted 09.18.2008 | Home


Judah Freed

No matter how subtly the conquest happens, Russian control of Georgia would amount to an historic shift in the balance of power -- especially as long as the world economy is fueled by oil.

Georgia President: We'll Never Give Up Breakaway Provinces

AP | CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 09.17.2008 | Politics


GORI, Georgia — Russia's president promised to start withdrawing forces from positions in Georgia on Monday, but suggested they could stay in th...

Obama, McCain and Russia's War on Georgia

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

The contrast between McCain's bellicosity and Obama's more measured tones is more significant than their view of the Russia-Georgia war itself.

Georgia President Mikhail Saakashvili Interviewed On CNN (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 09.10.2008 | Politics


Mikhail Saakashvili, the president of Georgia, gave an interview to CNN's Wolf Blitzer today from his country's capital of Tbilisi. President Saakash...