Caucasus Mountains

Two More Journalists Attacked In Caucasus

New York Times | Ellen Barry | Posted 10.05.2008 | Media


MOSCOW -- A television reporter was mortally wounded and a newspaper editor was severely beaten Tuesday in Russia's north Caucasus region, bringing to...

U.S. and Russia Lock Horns

Eric Margolis | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics


Eric Margolis

"Old Europe" is trying to avoid a clash with Moscow, while "new Europe" - Georgia, Poland, the Czechs, and Balts - frightened of Russia's growing power, urges the US to confront Russia.

The Politics of War: McCain's Reaction to the Crisis in the Caucasus

James P. Rubin | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics


James P. Rubin

In international affairs, there is a time and a place when war is justified and necessary. It's just that Georgia is not the place and now is not the time for a war against Russia.

Putin Checkmates Bush in Eurasia

Eric Margolis | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics


Eric Margolis

The west must accept Russia has vital national interests in the Caucasus and the former USSR. Russia is a great power and must be afforded respect. The days of treating it like a banana republic are over.

Rumors Of The Next Cold War

Judah Freed | Posted 09.18.2008 | Home


Judah Freed

No matter how subtly the conquest happens, Russian control of Georgia would amount to an historic shift in the balance of power -- especially as long as the world economy is fueled by oil.

Enema Monument Unveiled In Russian City (PICTURES)

AP | Posted 06.28.2008 | Living


MOSCOW — A monument to the enema, a procedure many people would rather not think about, has been unveiled at a spa in the southern Russian city ...