Georgian Politics Analyst

Irakly George Areshidze

1 article 2007

Irakly George Areshidze is a scholar and analyst specializing in Georgian politics and the post-Soviet Caucasus region. He contributed to The Weekly Standard with analysis of Georgia's Rose Revolution and its political aftermath.

The Bloom Is Off the Rose Revolution

November 26, 2007 · Magazine

On November 7 Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili's carefully crafted image as a Western-style democrat was shattered when he twice used massive force to disband peaceful protests, injuring over 500 people.