Three decades after the military conflict in Abkhazia, the Russian Federation has been the main determining factor in this region, playing the role of a security guarantor, sponsor, and political lobby. The war turned Russia into a political pariah, and the protracted hostilities hit its military and financial capabilities hard.
Sukhumi-born writer Guram Odisharia discusses the interconnection between Abkhaz and Georgian cultures and literature. What do they say about each other?
Conflict studies specialist Paata Zakareishvili talks about the Georgian-Abkhaz negotiations and the missed opportunities when the parties came closest to resolving the conflict.
