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Will Cathcart is a journalist and editor based in Tbilisi, Georgia, covering geopolitics and culture for The Daily Beast, CNN, Foreign Policy, and others. He is a former media advisor to the president of Georgia.

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The Ukraine Battle That Had Us Filming Our Dying Words

HORROR SHOW

A gory onslaught in the south of Ukraine will haunt us for the rest of our lives. For the people of Ukraine, it’s only the beginning.

Will Cathcart, Robert Cooper | Published Mar 02, 2022
opinion

A Homicidal Church Is Ruining This Country With Putin’s Help

UNHOLY ALLIANCE

An Orthodox church’s hateful rhetoric and a stream of targeted Russian disinformation is putting the country of Georgia on a dark and dangerous path.

Will Cathcart | Published Jul 26, 2021

Daily Beast Reporters Remember the Legendary Chris Dickey

FAREWELL TO AN ICON

‘Chris was simultaneously the most glamorous and adventurous person who’d ever walked among us.’

Anna Nemtsova, Tim Teeman, Michael Weiss, Kimberly Dozier, Josephine Huetlin, | Published Jul 26, 2020

The Crazy, Deadly Horse ‘Race’ That Explains Kyrgyzstan

WILD RIDE

I was warned that people die playing this ancient game of buzkashi. As we enter the fray, I clearly see why.

Will Cathcart | Published Jul 21, 2019

Riots in Tbilisi Threaten Pride Parade

PRAYING AND PREYING

LGBT parades have been attacked before in the nation of Georgia, and this one has been postponed. The Orthodox Church, encouraged by Russia, aids and abets the persecution.

Will Cathcart | Published Jun 22, 2019

Saudi Sisters Escape to Georgia, Plead for Asylum on Twitter

ON THE RUN

The two Saudi sisters, Maha al-Subaie, 28, and Wafa al-Subaie, 25, took to Twitter as @GeorgiaSisters late Tuesday night to make a plea for their lives.

Will Cathcart | Published Apr 20, 2019

Who Blew Out a CIA Spy’s Brains? New Book Fingers His Friend

FRAMED!

Freddie Woodruff was shot in the Republic of Georgia in 1993. A new book accuses an ex-KGB agent who claims he was Woodruff’s best friend. The Daily Beast interviewed him.

Will Cathcart | Published Dec 02, 2018

Rave-olution Hits the Caucasus as Crowds Gather in Tbilisi

ROCK ON

The government said it was cracking down on pills and narcotics at a time when there's a huge push to change the draconian drug policy left by the last two governments.

Will Cathcart | Published May 12, 2018

India’s Muhammad Ali Punches for Peace

GOLDEN GLOVES

An exclusive interview with the superstar boxer who won two super middleweight titles in Asia, then gave the belt back to his Chinese opponent to try to stop a war.

Will Cathcart | Published Sep 30, 2017

Putin's Nemesis Is Now a Man Without a Country

UNDOCUMENTED ALIEN

Officials in Tbilisi allegedly tried to persuade visiting Vice President Mike Pence that the former president of Georgia and mayor of Odessa should be returned for prosecution.

Will Cathcart | Published Aug 04, 2017

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