Tag: Irakli Kobakhidze
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Georgian Protests: A Full Year of Daily Resistance
It was a year ago, on November 28, 2024, when, drowned in absolute nihilism after the rigged elections, the Georgian people set their disappointment aside, gathered themselves, and rushed into the streets to protest what was later labeled a constitutional coup. In that moment, they were not thinking about labels at all, they were simply…
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Georgia’s parliament inaugurated under heavy police presence and Opposition boycott
Yesterday, Georgia’s parliament was inaugurated under a heavy police presence and mass protests in the capital city of Tbilisi. Opposition MPs boycotted the inauguration of Parliament after the incumbent-ruling Party falsified its election victory. Protests have been ongoing ever since. Only 88 MPs out of 159 members attended the parliament’s inauguration. The President of Georgia…
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What are the European security implications of Georgia’s membership in the EU?
Is anyone in the European Union considering the security risks of having Georgia as a member of the European Union? It seems that there is uncritical high expectations of Georgia joining the European Union, when this should not be the case. Georgia is not Ukraine and although its capital is currently engulfed by pro-EU and…
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Protests in Tbilisi continue as OSCE Chairman and Malta’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg meets NGOs
There where incredible scenes in front of Georgia’s parliament, yesterday, as OSCE Chairman and Malta’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg held meetings with government officials and NGOs. The OSCE Chairman also met with Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili who intends to veto the recently passed Foreign Agents Bills (“Russian law”), although her veto may not be…
