Post-War Georgia

Resetting Euro-Atlantic Aspirations?

Author(s): Archil Gegeshidze
Editor(s): Lili Di Puppo, Iris Kempe, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic
Series: Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD)
Issue: 5
Pages: 5-9
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Jefferson Institute, Washington D.C.; Heinrich Böll Foundation, Tbilisi; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen
Publication Year: 2009

The Russia-Georgia war has not dramatically changed the conditions of Georgia's relationship with NATO. After the war, NATO offered closer relations with Georgia, but as the alliance also sought to normalize relations with Russia, Georgian membership prospects have moved far into the uncertain future. This article discusses the extent to which the global financial crisis and the policies of the new US Administration affect Georgia's Euro-Atlantic aspirations.

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