BRUSSELS — The current war in Georgia has taken much of the world by surprise. However, for those of us working on Georgia and traveling to that country, including the separatist provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, it was a conflict that was both predictable and avoidable. The tragedy is that no one was willing [...]

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BUCHAREST — The war in Georgia concerns the international community, and it is making the prime news in most countries. In the countries of the Black Sea region–which are in close proximity to the conflict and are caught in the web of regional interests and rivalries–the war is not only a concern, but to some [...]

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