In Georgia there was a mutiny on Tuesday at a military base near Tbilisi. Apparently, a whole tank battalion mutinied, though RFE/RL reports that the situation is now under control. President Saakashvili went to the base to talk to the rebel forces.

The Georgian administration blames the Russians for stirring up trouble prior to the NATO military exercises that are due to start this week. There is also the claim that this was the beginning of a coup.

In the meantime, the protests against the government are still ongoing. Eurasianet points out that, contrary to events in 2007, the government had not provoked the demonstrators. There were many protests, but all were peaceful and all were peacefully handled. However, yesterday, RFE/RL reports that there were clashes between the police and the opposition in Tbilisi and that the opposition leader had been detained.

There is an overview of recent events in Central-Asia Caucasus Analyst.