Issue no: 1390
• MARCH 17 - 23, 2023 • PUBLISHED WEEKLY
FOCUS ON THE GEORGIAN DREAM US lawyer Ted Jonas on the government's Russian leanings and what it means for Western relations
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In this week’s issue... Ukraine War Updates: Relations Between the US, Kremlin in Dire State after Drone Incident NEWS PAGE 2
Lawyer: Mikheil Saakashvili’s Weight Has Dropped to 60 kg NEWS PAGE 2
Where Do We Stand and Where Are We Headed For? POLITICS PAGE 4
At the Crossroads of Choices: When Too Much Is Confusing and Too Little Is Restricting. Part 2 POLITICS PAGE 7
Price Controls and their Impact on the Economy ISET PAGE 8
- the Presenter The Other Side: Georgia’s Pro- Silknet of the First World Russian Movement Takes Its Turn Championship in Georgia BUSINESS PAGE 9
BY MICHAEL GODWIN
Georgia’s Infinite Hospitality at the ITB Berlin
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or two nights the area around Georgia’s Parliament shook with the shouts of the crowds and the booms of police riot weapons. With the eyes of Europe upon them, the protestors resisted the advances of the ruling party to enact laws against the will of the people. When the gas and crowds cleared, the bill had been rescinded back to the dark depths from whence it came. However, not all were elated at the victory the people had wrought from the jaws of defeat. Contrary to the natural growth pattern the country is poised to follow, there lies another group staunchly determined to derail it. Consisting of largely the older male generation of the country, a loose conglomeration of far-right and ultra-traditionalist parties seek to thwart Georgia’s European aspirations and revert it back to its place in the Soviet Union. Continued on page 4
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