Georgia on My Mind
With apologies to Ray Charles for using the title of his song, I have to confess that I, too, have Georgia on my mind. Of course, it’s a different Georgia, not the one in the US, but the one north of Armenia on the eastern shores of the Black Sea. And, it’s not an “old sweet song” that keeps it on my mind, but concern.
While I think (perhaps erroneously and presumptuously) that I understand the motivations of other nations and the states/governments they maintain, somehow, I cannot say the same for Georgians (with all their constituent peoples) or Tbilisi/Tiflis. I’d like to think I know, broadly, what drives policy in Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey (Armenians’ immediate neighbors) and more broadly Russia, the “Middle East,” European countries and the US, at least as it relates to the Republics of Armenia and Artsakh, I cannot say the same of Georgia.
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Don’t look for consistency when dealing with Georgia, historically or otherwise. It’s a lost cause! Their behavior depends too much on the quantity of (rather excellent) Georgian wine swallowed. The Georgians make many toasts when drinking, but have developed the habit of making the toast to the parents the first thing they do, as after the third glass they will have forgotten who their parents are.