Mikheil Saakashvili Commentary

Worrying About the Wrong Neighbor

Georgia's real problem is with Turkey, not Russia.

Rebalancing Georgian Foreign Policy

Georgia's new prime minister might seek an opening with Russia, but he will only go so far.

Mrs. Clinton Goes to Georgia

The secretary must deliver a very specific message to the people of this divided, troubled nation.

More than Georgia on Obama's Mind

President Saakashvili's recent Washington visit has drawn the White House deeper into domestic Georgian politics.

Vladimir Putin and the South Caucasus

What the return of the prodigal president means for Russia's neighbors.

But Where Are the Americans?

Military intervention should not become America’s newest entitlement program.

Terror from the Caucasus

Was Georgia responsible for the Domodedovo terrorist attack?

Spring for the Patriarchs

The Church's clout is growing in the former Soviet Union, even as other nonstate institutions have been weakened.

Georgia's Street Named Holbrooke

The death of Richard Holbrooke has sent Saakashvili scurrying to find a new ally. WikiLeaks could hurt his prospects.  

Misha the Magician

How President Mikheil Saakashvili came back from the political dead to be undisputed leader (and burgeoning autocrat?) of Georgia.

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June 18, 2013