The Future Came Early to Georgia: Inside Russia’s 2008 War That Tested the West
By Monday, Aug. 11, 2008, Georgian forces were retreating toward Tbilisi. Ambassador John Tefft, holed up in the U.S. Embassy, called Daniel Fried —…
Kartlos Sharashenidze
Kartlos Sharashenidze is co-founder, executive editor, and Georgian Service managing editor of Independence Avenue Media, with expertise in U.S. foreign policy and Eurasian geopolitics. A former documentarian and reporter at Voice of America, he got his start in his native Georgia at Georgian Public Broadcaster and Imedi TV.
U.S. Troop Cuts in Europe: Why Ian Brzezinski Calls Them a Mistake
Ian Brzezinski, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and former U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO policy, says further…
Trump Starting to See Ukraine as the Winner | Admiral Mark Montgomery
“Trump Sees Zelenskyy as the Winner, not Putin.” Retired rear admiral Mark Montgomery says President Donald Trump is beginning to recognize that reality. In…
Mark Montgomery: ‘If I Were Russia, I Would Be Concerned’ After NATO Summit
Retired Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery argues that the alliance ended the July 7-8 NATO summit in Ankara on a stronger note than it began, with meaningful progress on…
Does America Still Need NATO? | Kori Schake
As NATO leaders prepare to meet in Ankara, Turkiye, Kori Schake, senior fellow and director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American…
Kori Schake: NATO’s Biggest Challenge Is Preventing a ‘Precipitous American Withdrawal’
When NATO leaders will meet in Ankara on July 7-8 for their annual summit, a former official at the National Security Council, State Department,…
Carafano: Georgia Can Partner With the U.S. or Stay in the Shadow of Russia and China
James Jay Carafano, a senior counselor to the president of The Heritage Foundation and an influential national-security voice in Washington, says the United States…
Carafano: Georgia Can Partner With the US — Or Stay in the Shadow of Russia and China
Amid fresh tensions with Tbilisi, a national-security expert close to the White House says the United States wants to improve relations with Georgia, but…
Congress Sends a Message on Georgia. Former U.S. Diplomats Say Tbilisi Misread the Trump Administration
Congress has taken a series of actions on Georgia in recent weeks that reflect growing concern on Capitol Hill about Russian and Chinese influence…
