Dealing with the past

Conflicts, common interpretations, and the political interests behind them – an interview with experts 

Interview with experts on common interpretations of conflict history, the instrumentalization of the past, and the dangers thereof.

• 30.08.2024

Multiple national narratives can coexist within the same political structure | Interview with Dr. Arthur Chapman

In an interview with the Georgian-Abkhaz Context, Professor in Education History Arthur Chapman discusses the problems of teaching history.

Badri Belkania

• 02.07.2024

“We and Georgians are fighting for the past, not for the future” | Abkhaz historian Astamur Tania

"We and Georgians are fighting for the past, not for the future" - interview of a Georgian researcher with an Abkhaz historian Astamur Tania.

• 29.12.2023

Historian spurs debate on Abkhazia’s past

Debate on Abkhazia's history in the Georgian society - historian Beka Kobakhidze's Facebook post questioned some of the core narratives of the Georgian historiography.

Badri Belkania

• 09.10.2023

Peace that is missing  

The regular assertion of the Georgian government that there is "peace" in the country is not true.

• 11.04.2023

“We honor the memory of victims on both sides of the conflict” – Georgian NGOs on the war in Abkhazia

"The practice of imperial ambitions and forceful resolution of territorial conflicts is still the norm in the region" - Georgian NGOs on the war in Abkhazia

• 03.10.2022

Georgia launches campaign to recognize the genocide of Georgians in Abkhazia; not everyone in favor

Opposition party "European Georgia" behind the initiative

• 03.08.2022

History, present and possible future of the Georgian-Abkhaz dialogue. Video

How the informal Georgian-Abkhaz dialogue came to exist, what is its scope of activities now, and how will it develop in the future?

Giorgi Kanashvili

• 15.01.2022

Arda Inal-Ipa: proposals of informal Georgian-Abkhaz dialogue are aimed at overcoming Abkhazia’s international isolation, stimulating regional cooperation

Executive director of the Center for Humanitarian Programs Arda Inal-Ipa discusses initiatives of the participants in the informal Georgian-Abkhaz dialogue

• 22.11.2021