Georgia: Imedi TV license again under review, News Corp. role murky

31.01.2008

As the Georgian government continues its investigation into an alleged coup conspiracy by former presidential candidate Badri Patarkatsishvili, the future of Imedi television, the national broadcaster founded by Patarkatsishvili, and run by media baron Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., is once again hanging in the balance. 679 

US diplomats set their sights on Turkmenistan's Berdymukhamedov

30.01.2008

US policymakers believe that they can convince the new president of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, to open up his country's vast reserves of natural gas to American companies. 571 

Washington ponders a policy shift toward Pakistan

28.01.2008

In light of increasing instability in Pakistan and the apparent decline of President Pervez Musharraf’s influence, American analysts say the United States needs to broaden its approach toward Pakistan to include aid not just to its army, but to civil society organizations, political parties, the court system and police. 611 

Georgia's new cabinet: Not the total make-over that some expected

26.01.2008

The January 24 presentation of Georgia's proposed new cabinet in some ways proved an anti-climactic development, some local observers say. Despite pledges made by President Mikheil Saakashvili to include opposition representatives in the cabinet, leading opposition figures reportedly refused all offers of top-level government posts. 574 

Georgia: PM announces cabinet shake-up

26.01.2008

In a long-expected move, Georgian Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze announced on January 24 a large-scale cabinet reorganization. 543 

US-Uzbekistan relations: Another step toward rapprochement?

24.01.2008

Admiral William Fallon, head of the US Central Command, is expected to stop in Uzbekistan during his Central Asian tour. The visit marks an intensification of US efforts to block Russia from strengthening its energy position in Central Asia. 735 

Conflict resolution, border security are top OSCE priorities for 2008

22.01.2008

Trying to solve the protracted Soviet-era conflicts of Nagorno-Karabakh, South Ossetia and the Transdniester was among Belgium’s top priorities when it assumed the rotating leadership of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in 2006. 555 

Georgia: opposition leaders promise new campaign to redress complaints

15.01.2008

As Mikheil Saakashvili looks forward to a second term as Georgia's president, his political opponents are refusing to reconcile themselves with a defeat at the ballot box. 596 

Candidate Saakashvili offers opposition cabinet posts, opposition threatens hunger strike

10.01.2008

With just four days to go before official election results must be announced for Georgia's January 5 presidential vote, former president Mikheil Saakashvili and the opposition are both making moves to secure public support in an increasingly polarized political atmosphere. 615 

Saakashvili ends campaign with a call to focus on future

07.01.2008

In a scene at times reminiscent of a televised evangelical revival, Mikehil Saakashvili ended his campaign on January 4 in a packed Tbilisi sports arena with an appeal to voters to put aside pessimism about Georgia's troubled past and focus on a "strong Georgia" of the future. 623 

Georgia: Opposition already crying foul on election eve

07.01.2008

Ballots have yet to be cast in Georgia's special presidential election, but opposition leaders are already girding for post-election protests, complaining that the voting will be rigged to enable Mikheil Saakashvili's re-election. 619 

Georgian youth activists take back seat for 2008 presidential vote

04.01.2008

In 2003, the Georgian youth movement Kmara (Enough) emerged as one of the headline-grabbers of the Rose Revolution. More than four years later, the buzz surrounding Georgian youth activists appears to have faded. 635