Georgia

Billionaire's Political Bid Unsettles Georgian Establishment

Leaders allege Moscow behind Bidzina Ivanishvili’s political aspirations.

Report Spurs Review of Georgia Childcare Reform

IWPR story found that owing to hurried nature of changes, children’s conditions had often worsened.

Georgian Environmentalists Fear Hunting Free-For-All

Deregulation will bring in plenty of cash from foreign hunters, but already endangered species will be on offer.

Georgia Struggles to Find Viable Paths to Peace

Government roadmap envisages direct route to restoring sovereignty over Abkhazia and South Ossetia, but experts say more innovative approaches are needed.

South Caucasus: Selective Abortion Means Fewer Girls Born

Experts doubt whether legal ban on sex selection would curb preference for male children.

Monopoly Money in Georgia

Government responsive to European demands on competition, but still appears not to understand need for change.

Caucasus Journalists Offered Rare Chance to Meet

Gypsies Still on the Margins in Georgia

Children miss out on education, adults on full benefits of citizenship.

Georgian Sailors Brave Piracy, Bureaucracy

Few Changes Expected From New Abkhaz Leader

President Alexander Ankvab likely to seek continuity, though some fear more authoritarian style.