I received a very thoughtful email on the current chill in US-Russian relations:The timing certainly makes a clear statement, but haven't we basically told the Russians that we are deploying these systems whether they like it or not? At least in public statements, it...
I have to say that the latest news is not encouraging. Forced labor in South Ossetia? The Georgians claiming, among other accusations that Abkhazians have seized 13 villages and a hydroelectric...
A major newspaper (other than the Christian Science Monitor) in the United States has published a sensible and relatively evenhanded OP-ED on Russia-Georgia. Michael Dobbs:t didn't take long for the...
At the Danger Room blog, Nick Thompson claims Russia may be right in calling Georgian behavior "genocide."Over at Complex Terrain Lab, Mike Innes pokes some useful holes in Thompson's argument.I...
Earlier today, I wrote:Before I leave the office, I just wanted to note that the dynamics between Georgia, Russia, and the United States are very bad right now. A small Russian force has apparently deployed fifteen miles outside of Tblisi, Rice is calling the Russians all sorts of names, and Moscow's pissed about the US-Poland deal. ... oh, and on the analytic front: Rob Farley and Dan Drezner both have interesting things to say about NATO and the crisis. Needless to say, I agree with them on some points and disagree with them on others.But anyway, let's all keep our fingers crossed for an...
- "Why didn't the Georgians take out the Roki Tunnel?"- "I dunno. Maybe they wanted to keep it open for their planned invasion of Russia..."Image source: Wikipedia