Who gets “railroaded” in the Abkhaz-Russian Security and Cooperation Agreement?
Much fuss about nothing is being made over the recent Russia-Abkhazia Security and Co-operation Agreement. It is potentially a win-win situation for all but that some of the stakeholder are more inclined to derail and normalized...
Treaty between Abkhazia and the Russian Federation is Revealing
Russia’s signing on November 24 of a ‘treaty on alliance and strategic partnership’ with Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia should be viewed as part of a much bigger picture. As stated in previous articles, part of its motivation is to show up US actions...
Russia and Abkhazia Open New Page in their Relations
In Sochi, on 24 November the presidents of the Russian Federation and Abkhazia Vladimir Putin and Raul Khajimba signed a Treaty between the Russian Federation and Abkhazia on Alliance and Integration. This document was the result of...
For Ochamchire read Afghanistan: Old Tricks from Old Dogs
Here we go again: the US media is leading the charge to portray the Russian naval base in Ochamchire, Abkhazia, as a threat to the region and possibly the world. We have heard...
The Abkhazia Ordeal as Seen from Tbilisi
The inauguration of Abkhazia's new president, Raul Khajimba, will take place on 25 Sept. As the republic's fourth president, he is well aware of the people's hopes and aspirations and the challenges facing Abkhaz society: creation of a working economic model...
Raul Khadjimba - the Next Abkhazian President
On Monday, August 25 the Central Electoral Commission of Abkhazia announced the results of the pre-term presidential election held on the previous day. The former head of the KGB of the Republic Raul Khadjimba has won the election...
Abkhazia’s choice
Elections for the fourth President of the partially recognized Republic of Abkhazia will be held on August 24th. Four candidates are running for the presidential office - all of them former security officials: former head of the KGB...
Abkhazia: a “false flag” in the making?
The South Caucasus has a surprisingly number of links with US Department of Defense contractors. This is highly questionable, especially given how far away Georgia and the region is from the United States. Though we usually find out about their...