Georgia

In autumn, 53-year-old Otar can hear jackals howling and worries about whether hungry bears will attack his cattle. During the winter, he says, the silence at night can be disconcerting.

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Foreign investors, be forewarned: In Georgia, politics is everything, and everything is political.

Ongoing power struggles involving town councils across Georgia are painting a troubling picture for the country's democratization process.

Strict enforcement of Azerbaijani migration legislation is making life difficult for ethnic Azeris who are citizens of neighboring Georgia.

Under President Mikheil Saakashvli, schools in Georgia made progress in teaching English and cracking down on bribery. Now, following Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili’s rise to power, the Georgian government is taking on a new challenge in reforming the education system – overhauling the state-run school security service known as the “mandaturebi.”

Can there be democratization without the rule-of-law? Georgia is an interesting case in this regard.

The anticorruption group Transparency International (TI) says high levels of bribery, abuse of power, and secret dealings continue to “ravage” societies around the world, despite a growing public outcry over corrupt governments.