Georgia: Tbilisi's Mayor Draws a Red Line
As U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates warns Russia to stop its aggression in Georgia or face lasting consequences, iWitness talks with Gigi Ugulava, the young mayor of Georgia's capital Tbilisi and a close confidant of President Mikhail Saakashvili. ...
posted by Joe Rubin on Aug 14

Georgia: Putin's Other Plan?
Despite the fact that Vladimir Putin is no longer Russia's president, his decision to send the military into Georgia dramatically underscores how, as prime minister, he is running the country -- not his hand-picked successor Dmitri Medvedev. Earlier this year, just before the presidential election, FRONTLINE/World documented Putin's systematic suppression ...
posted by FRONTLINE/World Editors on Aug 12

Obama: Awakening the African Vote
The candidacy of Barack Obama has galvanized a small but rapidly growing group that had previously avoided any involvement in American politics: African-born immigrants to the United States. ...
posted by Edwin Okong'o on Aug 5