Stories about Georgia from April, 2007
Georgia: Talent, A Rush, & Photos from Abkhazia
Josh Kucera has more from Abkhazia, a de facto independent region of Georgia, including photos and video from a talent show.
Armenia, Georgia: Comparing Local Governance
Social Science in the Caucasus compares local governance in Armenia and Georgia.
Georgia: The Abkhaz Foreign Ministry
Josh Kucera visits the foreign ministry of Abkhazia, and he finds that is not terribly big or busy — no surprise considering that Abkhazia's sovereignty is not recognized by any other state.
Georgia & Russia: Becoming Abkhaz
Steady State reports why a Georgian would want to become an Abkhaz.
Georgia: World's Best Reformer
Chris Monasterski lists some of the policy steps taken by Georgia to become recognized as the world's best economic reformer.
Georgia: Free Hugs
Levan manages to find a video of free hug distribution in Georgia.
Georgia: Rules of the Supra
Cuttino Alexander discusses the rules and customs that are part of the Georgian supra.
Central Asia & Caucasus: Corporate Philanthropy
At neweurasia, Marianna argues that NGOs need to develop a culture of giving across Central Asia and the Caucasus to encourage local corporate support of the work that NGOs do.
Georgia: Congressmen in Tbilisi
Cuttino Alexander writes about meeting with a US Congressional delegation visiting Georgia.
Georgia, Azerbaijan: A Border Runs Through It
Steady State discusses the dispute between Georgia and Azerbaijan over which country owns a an important monastery through which the two countries’ border runs.
Georgia: Stuffing the Goose
Steady State says that the president of Abkhazia, a de facto independent region in Georgia, is trying to attract ethnic Abkhaz who fled to Turkey a century ago to return. Though the largest ethnic group in Abhkazia, all other non-Abkhaz ethnic groups combined outnumber ethnic Abkhaz in the region.