VOL. IV · NO. 40 Tbilisi · 41°43′N 44°47′E TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2026
Sakartvelo Intelligence

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Independent Geopolitical Intelligence · Curated at Dawn · kartuli.xyz
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Sovereignty Threat Level
Elevated EU accession suspended · Protest cycle ongoing · Russian pressure steady
GEL/USD
2.70
GEL/EUR
3.10
Mid. Corridor TEU
YoY
Tourism YTD
FDI
Protest Index
Active
Domestic Politics

Pashinyan claims Nagorno-Karabakh did not fight back against Azerbaijan in September 2023

Earlier in March, Pashinyan called Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians ‘runaways’.
OC Media
Western Response

Georgia Records Lowest Number of Births in Over Three Decades

Georgia had 37,867 live births in 2025, the lowest figure since 1994, the earliest year for which official data is publicly available. According to figures published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia on March 27, the number of live births declined by 4.1% from 2024. A total of 19,856 boys and 18,011 girls were …
Civil.ge
Economy

Georgian company to buy sanctioned coal from Russian-occupied Ukraine

Valerian Kochiashvili, the controversial owner of George Oil Ltd., said there were plans for the coal’s domestic usage in Georgia and for export.
OC Media

North Caucasus ranks lowest in war losses in Russia

The only region where losses exceed the national average is North Ossetia.
OC Media

Review | A Room of My Own — queerness and constraint in Georgia

A Room of My Own is an intimate but unfinished portrait of female friendship, desire, and self-discovery in contemporary Tbilisi.
OC Media
⚠ Occupied Territories Watch
Abkhazia and South Ossetia remain under Russian military occupation since 2008. The creeping annexation through "borderization" continues to restrict freedom of movement for ethnic Georgians living near the administrative boundary lines.

Sovereignty Indicators

EU Accession Status Frozen
NATO MAP Progress Stalled
Press Freedom (RSF) Declining
Foreign Agent Law Enacted
Civil Society Space Narrowing
Public EU Support ~80%

Week Ahead

European Parliament plenary to debate Georgia resolution on Wednesday. Georgian National Bank inflation data due Thursday. Opposition rally planned Saturday in Tbilisi's Freedom Square. Bidzina Ivanishvili expected to address GD party congress. OSCE monitoring mission report on media freedom scheduled for release.
Compiled from multiple sources