Tag: South Caucasus
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Commentary on the increase of anti-western rhetoric in Georgia
Frustration towards the European Union and the West, in general, increased in the political elite of Georgia after Brussels’ postponement to grant Georgia the status of an EU candidate country. Four influential MP of the Georgian Dream (GD) Sozar Subari, Mikheil Kavelashvili, Dmitry Khundadze, Guram Macharashvili, as well as several representatives of the ruling party…
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Commentary on the political situation in Georgia
Since the end of June, the Georgian opposition has been holding mass rallies in support of European integration and against the current government. The reason was the EU’s refusal to grant Georgia the status of an EU candidate country until a number of conditions are met. Demonstration on June 20 was the largest opposition rally…
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Commentary on the political situation in Armenia
Recently, the struggle between the current government and the parliamentary opposition has sharply intensified in Armenia. The reason was the statement of PM Nikol Pashinyan that “the international community calls on Armenia to lower the bar on the status of Nagorno-Karabakh” Political opponents of Pashinyan interpret this expression as a refusal of demand recognition of…