Security Reports and News by Country : Georgia

Security Reports and News by Country : Georgia

Georgia

OSAC monitors and reports on regional security for American businesses operating overseas. Below is the most recent content and daily news for Georgia.
Georgia

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Tbilisi

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Georgia, Tbilisi
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Recent News

Alasania Lays Out Priorities

Europe - Georgia
20 Feb 2009 Irakli Alasania, a former UN envoy-turned-opposition politician, said on February 16, he expected to finalize series of consultations with other opposition parties within a week. more...

Deal to calm Russia-Georgia ties

Europe - Georgia, Russia
19 Feb 2009 Russia and Georgia have agreed on proposals aimed at preventing regional conflicts, six months after they fought over South Ossetia, mediators say. more...

OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ADOPTING NEW VIEWS ON POSSIBLE SECURITY THREATS IN CENTRAL ASIA AND THE CAUCASUS

Europe, South / Central Asia - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
18 Feb 2009 Security threats are rapidly shifting in Central Asia, according to the America’s intelligence chief. more...

New U.S. Intelligence Chief on Georgia

Europe - Georgia
13 Feb 2009 Dennis C. Blair, the new director of U.S. national intelligence, said breakaway Abkhazia and South Ossetia “remain potential flashpoints” and that President Saakashvili faced “increasing criticism” from the opposition. more...

GEORGIA: ESPIONAGE ARRESTS OF ETHNIC ARMENIANS STOKE SUSPICION OF RUSSIA

Europe - Armenia, Georgia, Russia
13 Feb 2009 Georgia’s arrest of two ethnic Armenians on espionage charges is threatening to increase tensions in the country’s predominately ethnic Armenian region of Samtskhe-Javakheti. more...

Reports

Warden Message: Georgia Carjacking; Concerns over Highway Travel

Europe - Georgia
7 Feb 2009 The U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi would like to inform American citizens that an armed carjacking occurred February 7 on the main east-west highway near Igoeti. The vehicle was taken to South Ossetia and a telephone belonging to one of the victims was used to make a ransom demand. more...

Travel Warning: Georgia

Europe - Georgia
15 Dec 2008 The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Georgia more...

Warren Message: Georgia Demonstrations, November 7

Europe - Georgia
7 Nov 2008 Demonstrations by opposition parties are scheduled to take place in Tbilisi on Rustaveli Avenue in front of Parliament on November 7 at 2 pm. We remind American citizens that even demonstrations intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational and possibly escalate into violence. more...

Travel Warning: Georgia

Europe - Georgia
11 Sep 2008 This Travel Warning updates information on the current security situation in Georgia to include the risk of unexploded ordnance and the potential for an increased risk of crime. more...

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