The Russia-Georgia War
Jamestown's extensive coverage of the war between Russia and Georgia, including its causes, implications for U.S. and European policy, and the impact on the region.
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SARKOZY-MEDVEDEV PLAN FLAWED IN SUBSTANCE AND PROCESS
August 13, 2008 12:00 AM
French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s initiative for a Russian cease-fire in Georgia (see accompanying article) is undoubtedly a helpful short-term measure, dictated by military necessity. It is also a w...
SARKOZY ARMISTICE PLAN FAVORS RUSSIA, UNDERCUTS GEORGIA
August 13, 2008On August 12 in Moscow, following Georgia’s unilateral ceasefire, French President Nicolas Sarkozy agreed with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on the conditions for Russia to cease hostilities against Georgia. That evening,...
RUSSIA’S WAR ON GEORGIA IS AIMED AGAINST THE WEST
August 13, 2008
For the fifth day running, Russian forces are pursuing their onslaught against Georgia. Russian troops have brutally advanced far beyond the so-called conflict zones, deep inside the country, occupying towns and villages and...
THE GEORGIAN-RUSSIAN CONFLICT THROUGH THE EYES OF BAKU
August 12, 2008The escalating conflict in Georgia--with its unexpected military developments and great humanitarian losses--seems to have caught Azerbaijani officials and the public off guard. Azerbaijanis are not new to the world of Russian...
RUSSIAN “TANDEMOCRACY” STUMBLES INTO A WAR
August 11, 2008
Moscow was disconcertingly taken by surprise with the sharp escalation of hostilities in South Ossetia last Friday. The most apparent part of the problem was the lack of leadership, as President Dmitry Medvedev departed to a...
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WHAT THE EUROPEAN UNION CAN DO ABOUT GEORGIA AFTER THE RUSSIAN INVASION
August 30, 2008 12:00 AM
The EU’s emergency summit on September 1 must contemplate the wreckage of European policies in the eastern neighborhood and toward Russia. Following Russia’s invasion of Georgia and the forcible chang...
RUSSIA PREPARING TO SPLINTER GEORGIA AFTER SARKOZY-BROKERED ARMISTICE
August 18, 2008 12:00 AM
The Kremlin is not honoring the French-brokered agreement on cessation of hostilities and troop withdrawal from Georgia. Russian troops are roaming and rampaging at will through parts of Georgia and a...
THE RUSSIAN-GEORGIAN WAR WAS PREPLANNED IN MOSCOW
August 14, 2008 12:00 AM
Last week military tension in Georgia's separatist region of South Ossetia escalated into all-out war. The Ossetian separatists were provoking a conflict to give the Russian military a pretext for dir...
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