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Who Is Really Doing Russia's Bidding in Tbilisi

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 10.07.2012 | World
Lincoln Mitchell

Today, Georgia is approaching a battery of elections, for parliament in 2012 and president in 2013, that will not only have tremendous bearing on that country's future, but on the U.S. role and position in the region for years to come.

Ex-KGB Boss Wins Presidential Election In South Ossetia

AP | MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI | Posted 06.08.2012 | World

TBILISI, Georgia — A former KGB chief on Monday scored a victory in the runoff presidential election in Georgia's breakaway province of South Os...

Georgia's Breakaway Province Picks New President

AP | Posted 01.13.2012 | World

MOSCOW — Voters in Georgia's breakaway republic of South Ossetia were choosing a new president on Sunday for the first time since Georgia and Ru...

The Most Controversial Places Claiming Nationhood

Posted 09.14.2011 | World

On Thursday the United Nations recognized South Sudan as its 193rd member state, turning the country officially into the world's youngest nation. And ...

Overcoming negative stereotypes in the South Caucasus

Daniel Maree | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Daniel Maree

This guest post was written by Onnik Krikorian and originally appeared on the World Development Report 2011 blog on August 6, 2010. In the 16 yea...

The World Court's Decision on Kosovo Reinforces Georgia's Case

Payam Akhavan | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Payam Akhavan

Georgia's case that victims of ethnic cleansing have an undeniable right to return to their homes and villages and that Russia's illegal occupation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia must end has now been strengthened.

Clinton Criticizes Russia For Occupying Georgia

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

TBILISI, Georgia — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton rebuked Russia on Monday for failing to live up to the cease-fire agreement it...

The Al Gore Smear: Gossip as an Instrument of Power

Melik Kaylan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Melik Kaylan

The tabloids are brutalizing a figure the world universally recognizes as a gold-standard American idealist with the entire earth's interests at heart -- a noble, likeable, altruistic American.

Power in the Post American World

Kal Raustiala | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Kal Raustiala

In the 21st century it is no longer enough to wield great military force, as the U.S. itself has learned on recent occasions. Nor is economic wealth alone enough

Georgia, Russia Mark War Anniversary Amidst Fears More Fighting May Erupt

AP | JIM HEINTZ | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

TBILISI, Georgia — Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili defiantly marked the first anniversary of his country's war with Russia on Friday, den...

Russia, Georgia Engage In War Of Words Ahead Of Anniversary

Global Post | Miriam Elder | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

MOSCOW -- Russia and Georgia have relaunched a war of words as the first anniversary of their lightning conflict over the breakaway republic of Sout...

Georgia: Russia Trying To Seize More Land

AP | MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

TBILISI, Georgia — Georgia accused Russia on Monday of trying to take more territory outside the breakaway province of South Ossetia as tensions...

Russia/Georgia: Cluster Bombs' Harm Shows Need to Join Ban

Human Rights Watch | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Human Rights Watch

(Geneva) -- The loss of lives and livelihoods from cluster munitions used by Russia and Georgia during the August 2008 armed conflict reinforces the i...

Georgia's Anti-Putin Disco Disqualified From Eurovision Contest

CBC | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Georgia's entry in the Eurovision song contest, a not-too-sly jab at Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, has been booted out of the competition bec...

For U.S. Security, Next Administration Will Have To Repair Relationship With Russia

Daniel Bruno Sanz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Daniel Bruno Sanz

The Obama administration will need to completely overhaul US foreign policy to include de facto recognition of Russia's legitimate security needs and recognition of Russia's sphere of influence, including South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Georgia.

U.S. Softens Stance On Russia At NATO Summit

New York Times | STEVEN ERLANGER | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

BRUSSELS -- With the Bush administration's influence rapidly waning, the United States agreed on Tuesday to support a modest reopening of NATO's dialo...

Car Blast In South Ossetia Kills Six

AP | MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

TBILISI, Georgia — A car exploded Friday, killing seven soldiers outside Russia's military headquarters in South Ossetia, and Russian authoritie...

Friday Night Live in Oxford

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Aubrey Sarvis

Since the primary concern of both candidates in the debate was not to screw up, that was just fine. Just not screwing up, however, doesn't make for a very exciting debate.

Previously Unknown Hagel Letter Warns Rice of Russia Collision

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Steve Clemons

This letter warns the administration that its actions in the Balkans ran the risk of triggering blowback from Russia -- it seems it was ignored.

Russia Signs Treaties With Breakaway Georgian Regions

AP | VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

MOSCOW — Russia cemented its ties with Georgia's two breakaway provinces on Wednesday by signing friendship treaties envisaging close economic a...

Russia's Georgia Talks Collapse, Western Diplomat Says

AP | WILLIAM J. KOLE | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

VIENNA, Austria — Russian forces and their separatist militia allies are keeping international monitors out of South Ossetia, according to confi...

What the Democrats and the Republicans Won't Talk About: Defeat in the "Greater Mideast"

Kevin Phillips | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Kevin Phillips

The potential embarrassment of the United States -- the curtain that seems to be descending on its fading hegemony -- now extends beyond the older, narrower Middle East .

Russia To Keep 7,600 Troops In 2 Georgia Regions

AP | STEVE GUTTERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

TBILISI, Georgia — Russia announced Tuesday it would keep 7,600 troops in Abkhazia and South Ossetia for the foreseeable future, asserting power...

Bush Cancels Russian Nuclear Deal As Consequence Of Russia-Georgia Conflict

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

WASHINGTON — In a pointed but mostly symbolic expression of displeasure with Moscow, President Bush on Monday canceled a once-celebrated civilia...

Did Wire Services Disseminate Pro-Georgian Propaganda?

Wired | David Axe | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Did major international media, including wire service Reuters, clumsily help spread pro-Georgian propaganda during the recent war with Russia? It appe...