TBLPOD1dec2016

Lari drop, cabinet approved, National Movement wrangling, Brussels trip, violence against women demonstration, election problem statement, Tsotne Gamsakhurdia statement, Ajara Supreme Council meets, Paliko leaves Pinecones, Public Broadcaster leadership competition, OSCE on Darknet, Trans attack, TSU protests, forgery ring TSU diplomas, peanuts in hazelnuts export arrest, Spain busts Georgian burglars, PM tells cops to only use flashers in emergency, kids with cancer house, on line gambling regulation, SOCAR may by GOGC stock, frozen chakapuli, alphabet on UNESCO list, movies, infrastructure, Georgian fake Hillary news maker in NYT, Kokoity, Iare Pekhit

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  1. The MEME this week is a Rustavi Ori video segment covering the lari. Look closely.
    Link: http://bit.ly/2fV5Q5b

    THINGS TO READ

    Giorgi Lomsadze for EurasiaNet covers pedestrian anger at the terrible state of traffic and transportation in Tbilisi. More people are deciding not to take it anymore. A Moscow-born movement called Stopxam has become active in Tbilisi, and they name-and-shame drivers who drive and park illegally.
    Link: http://bit.ly/2fUWVk7

    The Calvert Journal has an entire series of articles on Tbilisi, covering travel, social activism, and the city’s growing art scene.
    Link: http://bit.ly/2gpgEJe

    Georgia features in a New York Times story. Beqa Latsabidze, a Georgian computer science student, set up a news website this year to earn some money on the side. He learned he could makes LOTS of money by posting fake news stories about Hillary Clinton; the appetite for those seems to be unlimited.
    Link: http://bit.ly/2fP1Xvg

    The EU’s External Action Service publishes its report on Georgia’s implementation of the Association Agreement, concluding the country is doing a pretty good job. The strongest areas are strengthening democracy and the rule of law, and Georgia has met all requirements under the Visa Liberalisation Action Plan.
    Link: http://bit.ly/2gONU9A

    Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty profiles Eduard Kokoity, the former president of South Ossetia who reportedly plans to run again in 2017. He’s lived in Russia since his term ended in 2011 but wants South Ossetia to remain independent from Russia. Currently, it looks like the race will be fought between incumbent Leonid Tibilov and parliament speaker Anatoly Bibilov.
    Link: http://bit.ly/2gLVhjp

    Hannah Shelest writes in New Eastern Europe about Misha’s failed project in Odessa. The region needed a miracle, and they banked on getting the 2004 version of Misha, inspiring and enthusiastic. Instead they got the version we’ve seen since 2010, attention-seeking, intolerant of criticism, and more interested in political posturing than day-to-day governing.
    Link: http://bit.ly/2gCeJhZ

    Wade Shepard writes in Forbes about the countries on the New Silk Road, including Georgia. He focuses on the country’s potential as a logistics hub between Europe and Central Asia.
    Link: http://bit.ly/2gCjkAM

    GeoStat publishes a big report on the state of entrepreneurship in Georgia, which covers most sectors of the economy. There’s data on registered enterprises, consumption, production value, and lots of other fields. The report is in Georgian and English.
    Link: http://bit.ly/2gJDPyy

    GeoStat also publishes a report on natural resources and environmental protection, which provides a wealth of data on Georgia’s stock of natural resources, as well as data on resource depletion and natural hazards.
    Link: http://bit.ly/2gJDPyy

    Irakli Alasania is a guest on Lincoln Mitchell’s podcast, Painting the Corners. They discuss Georgia’s future and how it could be affected by a Donald Trump administration.
    Link: http://bit.ly/2gONT5M

    The Georgian Institute of Politics publishes the views of four scholars on the recent Russia-Armenia joint military agreement. Featured are Richard Giragosian, Nona Mikhelidze, Rick Fawn, and Tracey German. Full disclosure: Joe Larsen, who writes this podcast, is an employee of the Georgian Institute of Politics.
    Link: http://bit.ly/2gbe3jh

    Public Radio International interviews Andrew North about his recent interactive story on an open-air hardware market in Tbilisi, a places he calls The Home Depot of Soviet Past.
    Link: http://bit.ly/2fItyTv

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