Abstract
In the years since the November 2003 Rose Revolution, popularly electedleaders in the Republic of Georgia have responded to organized protestswith repressive tactics. These reactions suggest that former challengers toauthoritarian elites may utilize similar methods of retaining power duringcrisis periods. Yet, the alleged involvement of agencies of the RussianFederation in fomenting domestic instability has also figured prominentlyin the policies of the Saakashvilli government. These conditions culminateddisastrously in the Russian invasion of August 2008. The presentstudy suggests a theoretical model for analyzing international influenceson state-society relations in Georgia since 2003. The model provides a toolfor examining the role of external threats in the relationship between theactivities and strategies of opposition groups and the national securityperceptions and practices of Georgian political elites.
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