Georgia Chooses Sides

Night after night, Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi becomes a sea of blue and gold EU flags and red and white Georgian crosses, a powerful display of discontent against a government accused of abandoning its European aspirations for closer ties with Russia. The scale of the protests, with thousands filling the avenue, is unprecedented, leaving little room to move on the road or sidewalks. But is this a prelude to a violent clash, a constitutional crisis, or a turning point in Georgian history?