Rising Star Calls Georgian President 'Misguided'

As disenchantment grows with the former darling of Georgia's Rose Revolution, President Saakashvili's most strident critics are already on the lookout for a possible counterweight. Could 35-year-old Irakli Alasania be their man? More

RFE/RL's Full Interview With Irakli Alasania

Irakli Alasania spoke to RFE/RL's Tbilisi bureau chief Marina Vashakmadze on December 25. This is an edited transcript of that interview. More

Commentary: Georgia's Very Bad Year

A year ago, Mikheil Saakashvili was reelected president, just two months after a peaceful opposition demonstration was forcibly dispersed. Since then, a disastrous war with Russia has raised questions about his political judgment and mental stability, as several of his former closest allies went into opposition. More

2008 Through The RFE/RL Prism

As part of our look back at 2008, we asked broadcasters, editors, and correspondents representing the 20 countries and 28 languages in which RFE/RL broadcasts to vote on what they thought were the top news events of the year. With a few exceptions, their choices reflect challenges that will only get tougher in 2009. More

Nothing Surprising In Russia's Unexpected Moves

A U.S. official recently remarked that Russia's move to prevent the OSCE from extending the mandate of its mission in Georgia came as "a surprise" to her. Similar sentiments were heard from many Western officials back in August, when Russia's large-scale military intervention in Georgia seemed totally unexpected to them. A short time later, Moscow again took the West by surprise when it recognized the independence of two breakaway Georgian regions. When will the West stop being surprised by Russ More