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Musings about Georgia and beyond: politics and travels. Repository of Georgian election history. Personal site of Jelger Groeneveld. Get in touch here.

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  • No Candidacy: EU’s Fatal Error? – Civil.ge 23 Feb 2023
  • Short trip to Armenia’s Syunik province 25 Jan 2023
  • Reviving old rail connections in the South Caucasus 1 Mar 2021
  • Georgian Democracy at Crossroads – Civil.ge 22 Jan 2021

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Georgia, Travel

A day in Georgia’s Khevsureti region

On a free day in October 2020 I took up the opportunity to travel to one of the few mountain … Continue reading A day in Georgia’s Khevsureti region

Georgia back to the USSR
Georgia, Politics

Georgia back to the USSR

In February 2023 the Peoples Power faction of the Georgian Parliament launched the draft law “On Transparency of Foreign Funding”, … Continue reading Georgia back to the USSR

No Candidacy: EU’s Fatal Error? – Civil.ge
Georgia, Politics

No Candidacy: EU’s Fatal Error? – Civil.ge

6 February 2023 via No Candidacy: EU’s Fatal Error? – Civil.ge In my latest at Civil Georgia I argue the … Continue reading No Candidacy: EU’s Fatal Error? – Civil.ge

Short trip to Armenia’s Syunik province
Travel

Short trip to Armenia’s Syunik province

While in Armenia on business, I took up the opportunity to travel to the southern part of the country, the … Continue reading Short trip to Armenia’s Syunik province

Reviving old rail connections in the South Caucasus
History, Politics

Reviving old rail connections in the South Caucasus

In a fast paced development, the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War between Azerbaijan and Armenia has triggered talk of reopening raillinks in the South Caucasus that have long been closed. Many of these links have an origin that go back to the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. Continue reading Reviving old rail connections in the South Caucasus

Georgian Democracy at Crossroads – Civil.ge
Georgia, Politics

Georgian Democracy at Crossroads – Civil.ge

19 December 2020 via Georgian Democracy at Crossroads – Civil.ge The Georgian Dream team should make clear on which side … Continue reading Georgian Democracy at Crossroads – Civil.ge

Forgotten Transcaucasus railway connection
Georgia, History

Forgotten Transcaucasus railway connection

In October 2020, on my way to Shatili in the Georgian Khevsureti region, I stumbled upon a large tunnel entrance … Continue reading Forgotten Transcaucasus railway connection

Georgia’s Phantom Treaty — Civil.ge
Georgia, Politics

Georgia’s Phantom Treaty — Civil.ge

“From now on, the Georgian Nation is accepted by the great nations, as equal – among equals”. Those were the … Continue reading Georgia’s Phantom Treaty — Civil.ge

Russia’s return to Council of Europe: compliance in a rules based order
Politics

Russia’s return to Council of Europe: compliance in a rules based order

On December 11 2019 the Free Russia Foundation organized a mini symposium in The Hague on the return of Russia into the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. It focused on “the balance between the rights and obligations” of being part of the Council of Europe. Here is my contribution to the panel discussion Continue reading Russia’s return to Council of Europe: compliance in a rules based order

Putin: Throwing sand of historic deceit — Civil.ge
Georgia, Politics

Putin: Throwing sand of historic deceit — Civil.ge

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a history lecture in Yekaterinburg on July 9, 2019 on the status of Abkhazia and … Continue reading Putin: Throwing sand of historic deceit — Civil.ge

What could European suspension of visa-free travel for Albania mean for Georgia?
Georgia, Politics

What could European suspension of visa-free travel for Albania mean for Georgia?

The Dutch government has decided to request the European Commission to suspend visa-free movement for Albanians, who enjoyed this since 2010. Can this decision of the Dutch government influence Georgia’s visa free travel to the Schengen Zone and the challenges it faces? Continue reading What could European suspension of visa-free travel for Albania mean for Georgia?

Passportization: Russia’s tool of state aggression in its near abroad
Ukraine

Passportization: Russia’s tool of state aggression in its near abroad

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced to simplify the procedure for Ukrainian citizens in the Donbass occupied territories to obtain Russian citizenship, a step directly aimed at weaponizing the right of citizenship and has to be interpreted as outright state aggression. Continue reading Passportization: Russia’s tool of state aggression in its near abroad

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About Eastwatch

Musings about Georgia and beyond: politics and travels. Repository of Georgian election history. Personal site of Jelger Groeneveld. Get in touch here.

Recent Posts

  • Georgia back to the USSR 28 Feb 2023
  • No Candidacy: EU’s Fatal Error? – Civil.ge 23 Feb 2023
  • Short trip to Armenia’s Syunik province 25 Jan 2023
  • Reviving old rail connections in the South Caucasus 1 Mar 2021
  • Georgian Democracy at Crossroads – Civil.ge 22 Jan 2021

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  • Eastwatch – Occupied

Election Repository

  • 2020 Elections Parliament of Georgia
  • 1999 Elections Parliament of Georgia
  • 1995 Elections Parliament of Georgia

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  • December 2022
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