New hope for Georgia
Today’s alliance with the US will help ensure the sovereignty of Georgia in the face of Russian aggression
Eka Tkeshelashvili
guardian.co.uk
Economist: No more business as usual?
NATO foreign ministers gathered in Brussels on Tuesday August 19th for an emergency summit, called by America, to discuss what to do next about Georgia and Russia. →
The Wall Street Journal: Змусити Путіна заплатити
Making Putin Pay
Vladimir Putin proved last weekend that Russia’s army can push over Georgia’s army. In the past 48 hours, the West has begun to push back. If its leaders stay the course, they may yet turn Mr. Putin’s meager military success into a significant political defeat. →
Новости: BBC: Райс прилетела в Тбилиси с поддержкой
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Analitycs: The New York Times: No Cold War, but Big Chill
CRAWFORD, Tex. — “The cold war is over,” President Bush declared Friday, but a new era of enmity between the United States and Russia has emerged nevertheless. It may not be as tense as the nuclear standoff with the Soviet Union, for now, but it could become as strained. →
Digest: The Wall Street Journal: We Are All Georgians. By John Mccain
For anyone who thought that stark international aggression was a thing of the past, the last week must have come as a startling wake-up call. After clashes in the Georgian region of South Ossetia, Russia invaded its neighbor, launching attacks that threaten its very existence. →
Time Magazine: Staring Down the Russians
The end of the Cold War was supposed to usher in a new age in which the major powers would no longer dictate to their neighbors how to run their affairs. That is why Russia’s invasion of Georgia is so tragic and so potentially ominous. Russia is now on watch: Will it continue to rely on coercion to achieve its imperial aims or is it willing to work within the emerging international system that values cooperation and consensus? →
Digest: BBC: US warns Russia of lasting impact
The US defence chief has warned relations with Russia could be damaged for years if Moscow does not step back from “aggressive” actions in Georgia. But Robert Gates said he did not see a need for US military force in Georgia. His words came as Moscow said the idea of Georgian territorial integrity was an irrelevance. →
News: Reuters: U.S. flies aid into Georgia, Russia to pull out of Gori
By Matt Robinson and Margarita Antidze
TBILISI (Reuters) - U.S. military planes began delivering aid to Georgia as Washington stepped up support for a shaky ceasefire with Russian troops around the breakaway region of South Ossetia. Russia said on Thursday it will soon pull out from Gori, a town 60 km (35 miles) east of the capital Tbilisi, just outside South Ossetia and which controls the key road between eastern and western Georgia. →
Digest: BBC: Rice says Russia faces isolation
The US secretary of state has warned Russia that it risks isolation abroad if does not observe a ceasefire with Georgia and withdraw its troops. →