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Archive for August, 2008

On the Way to Denver

Monday, August 25th, 2008

(Note: The views below are the author’s alone.)

DENVER — The Democratic convention takes place in Denver but it begins all over the country. Chicago is one of the many places where people gather and travel to Colorado. As in recent days, the Obama crowd was flying out of Chicago O’Hare … Continue Reading…

Georgia/Russia News 22 AUG 2008

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

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NEWS

Russia says pullback complete, US, France call for more

Agence France Presse (France), … Continue Reading…

Why I disagree with Tom Friedman

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

BRUSSELS — In his column entitled “What Did We Expect?” in the New York Times of August 20, 2008, Tom Freidman argues that the recent conflict in Georgia proves that Nato enlargement in the 1990s was a strategic mistake and helped … Continue Reading…

Georgia/Russia News: 21 AUG 2008

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Note: This is the first issue of a daily digest of news, commentary, and policy institute documents related to the Georgia-Russia conflict, the response by the West, and the future for the countries, international organizations, and relationships involved. GMF’s aim is to give a succinct set of links that explore … Continue Reading…

The five-day war in Russian media

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Today is the 100th day in office for Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, and the Russian media runs overviews of the accomplishments of the period. They have been summed up by Izvestia as “at the end of the 100-day period, Putin’s dream is finally achieved: unity in two. The President … Continue Reading…

Conflict in the South Caucasus

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

On August 8, the conflict between Russia and Georgia erupted into war over break-away enclaves of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. German Marshall Fund has been tracking the developments in the wider Black Sea region for the … Continue Reading…

What the German media is saying about the Russia-Georgia conflict

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008