This issue contains the following articles: DO THE CIS COLLECTIVE SECURITY STRUCTURES HELP MEMBER STATES TO BUILD THEIR OWN SECURITY SYSTEMS? By Tamara Pataraia covers The legacy of a Soviet past, Underdeveloped bilateral economic and political co-operation between the member states, The economic weakness of the member states and their poor defence. THE GEORGIAN OIL PIPELINE AND SUPSA OIL TERMINAL MUST BE PROTECTED THEY MAY BECOME A TARGET FOR TERRORISTS by Irakli Aladashvili considers the question of protection of georgian pipeline, its problems and solutions. GEORGIAN COMMANDOS - A MYTH OR REALITY? Interview with Capt. Nika Djandjghava, commander of the MoD training centre for other-than-war military operations By Guram Dumbadze, clears out some aspects of The Kodjori-based MoD training centre for other-than-war military operations created on August 1, 1998.

Issue contains also Military Chronicle, which highlights Conflict zones, The Army Building, The Army Life, State security, The Georgian president's Decree 709, December 23, on security measures in the GPC's infrastructure. Visits, Negotiations, Co-operation, Miscellany. The chronicle is based on the information from the Georgian media. The issue followed with the Digest of the Georgian Press.

Published by: the Center for Civil-Military Relations and Security Studies; Caucasian Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development, Tbilisi, Georgia; Co-financed by: the European Community, TACIS Democracy Program and the European-Caucasian Economical Consulting. Editorial board: David Darchiashvili, Tamara Pataraia, Guram Dumbadze, Irakli Aladashvili.

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