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Georgia: Big Freeze Nightmare
27 Jan 06
Georgians shiver without light or heat, while Armenians escape worst of energy crisis.
Azerbaijan: A Question of Change
25 Nov 05
Political changes are now inevitable – but will they be gradual or turbulent?
Georgia: Ajaria Tension Grows
21 Feb 05
The opposition grows bolder in Georgia’s dissident Black Sea province.
Georgia: Saakashvili Poll Landslide
21 Feb 05
Election hands Saakashvili control and leaves Ajarian leader out in the cold.
Georgia: Joint Police for Dispute Region
21 Feb 05
Practical steps taken to improve law and order in troubled South Ossetia.
New Georgian Business Minister Makes Waves
21 Feb 05
A former Russian oligarch who is now Georgia’s economy minister plots the country’s revival.
South Ossetia Tensions Still High
21 Feb 05
Another armed clash is averted, but the peace process in South Ossetia has been badly damaged.
Georgian-Abkhaz Truce Barely Holds
21 Feb 05
Exactly a decade on from the start of the war between Georgia and Abkhazia in August 1992, nothing has been resolved, and the disputed Kodori Gorge could be a new flashpoint.
Uphill Task for Next Georgian President
21 Feb 05
Mikael Saakashvili can count on popular goodwill and western aid, but from the moment he is elected president he will face huge problems.