Georgia
New York Times: “everyone to blame” in Russia-Georgia war
By Niall Green, October 6, 2009
A New York Times editorial attempts to portray the recent report by EU investigators, which found the Georgian government legally responsible for initiating the conflict, as a vindication of the newsp...
EU report states Georgia started 2008 war with Russia
Georgian attack unjustifiable under international law
By Niall Green, October 2, 2009
Following a 10-month investigation, a European Union report has found Georgia the aggressor in its 2008 war with Russia, directly refuting claims made not only by the Georgia government, but also by i...
One year since Russian-Georgian war
Georgia remains focus of Washington-Moscow tensions
By Niall Green, August 7, 2009
On August 7 last year, long escalating tensions between Russia and the former Soviet republic of Georgia erupted into full-scale war. One year on from the war, tensions between the two sides remain hi...
Violence increases in Russia’s Caucasus republics
By Niall Green, July 31, 2009
A recent spike in violence between Russian security forces and local militants indicates that Moscow has no plans to loosen its military grip in the North Caucasus.
US Vice President Biden visits Ukraine and Georgia
By Niall Green, July 23, 2009
US Vice President Biden visited the former Soviet republics of Ukraine and Georgia this week. Despite recent concessions in certain strategic areas, Biden’s tour is a warning to Moscow that Washingt...
The Mousavi campaign in Iran and the lessons of past “color revolutions”
By Niall Green, July 4, 2009
The political movement of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, named the “Green Wave” due to its campaign color, has striking parallels with the US-backed “color revoluti...
Georgia: Mass protests highlight political crisis in the Caucasus
By Markus Salzmann, April 15, 2009
The justified anger of broad layers of the Georgian population against its right-wing, corrupt government only finds a very distorted expression in the current protests being led by an opposition alli...
BBC describes evidence of Georgian war crimes in South Ossetia
By Simon Whelan, November 10, 2008
Journalists working for the BBC have unearthed evidence of Georgian war crimes against South Ossetian civilians.
A damning admission on the Georgian war
November 8, 2008
The New York Times on Friday carried a front-page article citing a report by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, whose monitors were in Georgia when the fighting broke out, which ...
Scandinavian countries respond to Russia-Georgia conflict
By Jordan Shilton, October 6, 2008
The war between Russia and Georgia has greatly increased tensions, not only in the immediate region but throughout the world. Scandinavia is no exception.
War in Georgia: French LCR mimics Sarkozy’s foreign policy
Balkanisation of the Caucasus
By Peter Schwarz, September 13, 2008
The true class orientation of a party is often revealed in the way it reacts to important political events—by its ability to evaluate new developments and to provide a correct political orientat...
Georgian conflict poses dilemma for Turkey
The “Straits Question”
By Sinan Ikinci and Peter Schwarz, September 9, 2008
Given the proximity of Turkey to Georgia and its intense economic and political involvement in the region, the Turkish government’s reaction to the conflict between Georgia and Russia has been r...
