28 December 2010
Uncertain Democracy: U.S. Foreign Policy and Georgia's Rose Revolution
Lincoln A. Mitchell
University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia
December 2008
192 pages
ISBN: 978-0-8122-4127-3
Georgia's November 2003 Rose Revolution has been a popular subject for articles, analyses and opinion pieces. Most of these appear well-timed for the yearly November anniversary …
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22 June 2010
In President Saakashvili's own words, on Monday the 21st:
"It is said about me that I love exaggerating."
Quite right. For example, Saakashvili has frequently predicted rose-coloured futures for Georgia's economy. And so he went again last Monday:
"I have recently been in Dubai and I want to tell you …
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21 March 2010
Most independent observers will agree that President Mikheil Saakashvili and his government have their flaws. No one was happy with the November 2007 crackdown of opposition demonstrations, the attack on Imedi TV and its take-over by government-friendly owners, the unfair advantages enjoyed by government candidates in election campaigns and especially …
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