Georgia, Russia: The Potential for Instability in South Ossetia

Tensions escalated in the breakaway Georgian territory of South Ossetia after supporters of presidential candidate Alla Dzhioyeva tried to storm a government building Nov. 30. The protest was against the nullification of a recent election that Dzhioyeva won and her disqualification from running in a follow-up election. The political dispute could lead to more protests and violence in an area already prone to instability and of interest to both Russia and Georgia.