‘RISK OF MORTALITY’Ex-Georgia Prez Saakashvili Allegedly Poisoned in PrisonHis legal team said he could die without adequate treatment. Dan Ladden-Hall
LOYAL BOSSDeSantis Rips ‘Smear Piece’ on Press Sec’s Foreign WorkChristina Pushaw was required to register as a foreign agent for her work with the former president of Georgia.Alice Tecotzky
exclusiveUNQUIETFirst Woman President in Caucasus Already Gets Death ThreatsSalome Zurabishvili was an unlikely candidate and won with the backing of a shadowy billionaire. But she still broke through a ceiling as rock solid as Georgia’s ancient castles.Anna Nemtsova
THE KREMLIN WAS AMUSEDFiddling on the Roof? Never-Say-Die Rabble Rousing in KievThe former president of Georgia, who's also a former governor in Ukraine, was arrested, then liberated, amid tumultuous street scenes in Kiev Tuesday. How long can he keep this up?Anna Nemtsova
UNDOCUMENTED ALIENPutin's Nemesis Is Now a Man Without a CountryOfficials in Tbilisi allegedly tried to persuade visiting Vice President Mike Pence that the former president of Georgia and mayor of Odessa should be returned for prosecution.Will Cathcart
exclusiveIT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALLIstanbul Terror Brain Was an InformantAkhmed Chatayev is blamed for planning the deadly attack in Turkey, and an official says he was on the government payroll before returning to jihad.Anna Nemtsova
SEXILEAKSSex, Lies and Videotape with a VengeanceExtortionists are threatening to release sex tapes of top Georgian politicians and journalists. The payoff demanded: their resignations.Will Cathcart
Twelve MonkeysGeorgian Zoo Animals Gone WildThe Tiblisi government blames everyone for floods and escaped killer tigers except the real culprit—itself.Melik Kaylan
LongreadsThe Week’s Best LongreadsFrom the exile of a former president in Williamsburg to the return of Wonder Woman, The Daily Beast picks the best journalism from around the web this week.John Boot
Game PlanWhat to Do When Russia Invades Your LandAs Ukraine responds to a Russian stealth invasion, few countries can empathize. But the republic of Georgia has been there before, in 2008. And it’s got some advice for Kiev. Eli Lake
Will Scandalous Videos Topple Georgia’s President? A RebuttalTedo Japaridze, the former foreign minister of Georgia, responds to Newsweek.Tedo Japaridze