Should we fear a new Cold War?
Telegraph August 28, 2008 Less than four months after taking office, however, Russia’s youthful figurehead has invaded a European country and cast a chill over relations with the West. more
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Lessons of a postmodern war
Globe and Mail August 27, 2008 How does the world look in the aftermath of the Russo-Georgian war? Some observers have interpreted this war as a sign the 19th century is back: a world of great powers fighting great games over control of natural resources. more
Russia warns United States through Georgia
United Press International August 26, 2008 When the world was watching the Olympics, Georgia made a great miscalculation by attacking the breakaway province of South Ossetia to force it back into Georgia’s fold. Israeli and U.S. arms and training enabled them to do it. South Ossetia wishes to combine with North Ossetia, located in Russia, […]
Missile defense backers now citing Russia threat
International Herald Tribune August 26, 2008 A Congressional battle over funding of a U.S. missile defense plan in Eastern Europe threatens to undermine the Bush administration’s case that the system is not aimed at Russia. more
Cheney to visit Georgia amid Russian chill
Agence France-Presse August 26, 2008 US Vice President Dick Cheney will visit Georgia next week in a show of support for the war-battered US ally amid a deepening freeze in Russian ties with the West, the White House said Monday. more