Countries at the Crossroads 2006
Country Report - Georgia
Previous Introduction Accountability and Public Voice Civil Liberties Rule of Law Anticorruption and Transparency Author Notes Next
"Georgia's political developments unfolded against a backdrop of wars for independence in South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Following Georgia's secession from the Soviet Union, the newly elected Georgian authorities, who were facing increasing levels of nationalism from Georgians wishing to establish an ethnic identity for their new state, stripped Abkhazian and South Ossetian minorities of their autonomy. Furthermore, Georgia's institutions at the time were not sufficiently developed to engage the minorities in the process of democratic compromise. As a result, a civil war erupted, and both territories declared de facto independence from Georgia. Since the revolution, Saakashvili has attempted to reintegrate South Ossetia with the rest of the country; however, this effort has been largely unsuccessful and seems to have worsened the situation."
More: Country Report - Georgia
Related Links:
* The American Comitee for Peace in the Caucasus
* Campaign for a UN Democracy in the Caucasus
Country Report - Georgia
Previous Introduction Accountability and Public Voice Civil Liberties Rule of Law Anticorruption and Transparency Author Notes Next"Georgia's political developments unfolded against a backdrop of wars for independence in South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Following Georgia's secession from the Soviet Union, the newly elected Georgian authorities, who were facing increasing levels of nationalism from Georgians wishing to establish an ethnic identity for their new state, stripped Abkhazian and South Ossetian minorities of their autonomy. Furthermore, Georgia's institutions at the time were not sufficiently developed to engage the minorities in the process of democratic compromise. As a result, a civil war erupted, and both territories declared de facto independence from Georgia. Since the revolution, Saakashvili has attempted to reintegrate South Ossetia with the rest of the country; however, this effort has been largely unsuccessful and seems to have worsened the situation."
More: Country Report - Georgia
Related Links:
* The American Comitee for Peace in the Caucasus
* Campaign for a UN Democracy in the Caucasus
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