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Opinion: Thirty years since regaining its independence, Georgia remains committed to restoring fully its European roots and territorial integrity
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Opinion: Thirty years since regaining its independence, Georgia remains committed to restoring fully its European roots and territorial integrity

26 May 2021
On 26 May 1918, Georgia gained its independence from the Russian Empire. Now, 30 years after reclaiming it from the Soviet Union, a sovereign Georgia remains committed to restoring its territorial integrity and taking its place in the Euro-Atlantic community, writes Giorgi Nakashidze in this op-ed for commonspace.eu.
Giorgi Nakashidze
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Commentary: A shaken EU fires opening shots in long war of attrition with Belarus
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Commentary: A shaken EU fires opening shots in long war of attrition with Belarus

25 May 2021
The united European response to the brazen Belarusian snatching of an opposition figure from a commercial airplane of a European airline flying between two European capitals was swift and strong. Nothing dramatic will happen overnight as a result, but make no mistake about it, this was the opening shot of what is likely to be a long and messy war of attrition against Belarus that may last for years. On Belarus now, the EU's mind is set. The process will start and will be sustained.
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Editorial: On Belarus, the EU must now act quickly and decisively
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Editorial: On Belarus, the EU must now act quickly and decisively

24 May 2021
The forced diversion by Belarus of a flight between two EU member states on Sunday (23 May) constitutes an act of international piracy at the heart of Europe. Under President Lukashenko, Belarus is now a pirate state, and must be treated like one. This will undoubtedly cause some pain to the Belarusian people who are not to blame for the recklessness of their leader, but this is now inevitable. 
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Kazakhstan, Central Asia's giant, is stirring and the Russians are not amused
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Kazakhstan, Central Asia's giant, is stirring and the Russians are not amused

22 May 2021
Kazakhstan is exploring its options. The government has embarked on a series of reforms, as yet mainly in the economic sphere, although reforms in the governance sector are also inevitable. They include slimming down the bloated state bureaucracy and also slowly re-calibrating Kazakh foreign policy to make it less dependant on Russia. The Russians are not amused, says Dennis Sammut in this op-ed
Dennis Sammut