Mistakes, unlearned lessons and consequences in the political confrontation between Ukraine’s leadership and Mikheil Saakashvili

What explains the tug-o-war between various enforcement agencies in Ukraine

What is known as of December 5

According to recent sociological studies, there have been no significant changes in the mood of Ukrainians over the last three years. The scarcity of demonstrations cannot be attributed to loyalty to the current government, but rather to the fact that the opposition is equally far away from understanding what the citizens need and how these needs can be met

This week started off with a bang in Kyiv...and it had nothing to do with working on healthcare reform, which the Verkhovna Rada eventually passed on October 19. The #1 topic became a protest action to push political reforms forward that was called by anti-corruption politicians and former Odesa Governor Mikhail Saakashvili

The odyssey of Mikheil Saakashvili had a happy ending for him but caused his opponents headaches and image problems

Political expert Ghia Nodia on the balance of power in Georgian politics today, Saakashvili and Ivanishvili as politicians, and changes in Georgian society and state

The prospects of two young liberal parties

The Ukrainian Week looks at the new parties emerging in the country

Ukraine’s main political players want pre-term elections, but this won’t happen

Proposed decentralization raises concern over the quality of human resources available to run the regions

The media are buzzing about how and why the “era of Saakashvili” came to an end. Some say that his page in history has been turned forever. Others are confident that the 45-year old is too young to bow out of politics.