Introduction kakha Gogolashvili/ russian-Gorgian relations in the contexst of european security-- tengiz Pxaladze, Nikolay Silaev/ North Caucasus from the stradpoint of russian-georgian relations-- Tornike Sharashenidze, Ivan sukhov/ The evolution of economic relations between Georgia and Russia in the post-soviet period: past trendsand perspectives-- Vladimer Papava/ Prospects for international positioning of the georgian economy: aview from Moscow-- Boris Frumkin/ Prospects for settlin russian-georgian relations-- Gorge Tarkhan-mouravi/ modus vivendi: ways to make it operational-- Andrei Zagorski/ Tow Ossetians in the context of Russian-Georgian relations-- Ivlian Haindrava/ posibilities to address humanitarian issues related to the situation around Abkhazia and south Ossetia/ Alexander Skakov.