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Tag Archives: Abkhazia
Four Hours to Tbilisi
Well, well. Mr. Putin held a press conference and there’s much to condemn as usual. Not the least of which is Putin’s continued delusion that Russia was invaded by Georgia. But foremost perhaps, is an education for those who argued … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs
Tagged Abkhazia, Bagpash, CIS, Eduard Kokoity, Georgia, Kokoity, Mikheil Saakashvili, Putin, Russia, Saakashvili, Sergei Bagpash, Tbilisi
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A Shattered Idol in the Black Garden
(photo: Rahim Alizadeh) In Verdi’s opera Nabucco –the namesake of the western gas pipeline to Europe that holds the promise of partial independence from Russian energy reliance– the Jewish patriots take the daughter of the Babylonian king hostage, in order … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page
Tagged Abkhazia, administration, Aliyev, Armenia, Artur Rasizade, Azerbaijani, Azeris, Babylon, Baku, black garden, Boris Yeltsin, Clinton, crypto-fascism, Denena, Dick Cheney, Dmitry Medvedev, Elmar Mammadyarov, energy, ethnic, Europe, Henry Kissinger, hostage, imports, Iran, Jerusalem, Karabakh, King, Kommersant, Medvedev, miltiarism, Moscow, Nabucco, Nabucco pipeline, Nagorno-Karabakh, natural gas, opera, OSI, Persia, petrocracy, Rahim Alizadeh, Russia, security, South Ossetia, Soviet Union, United States, Verdi, Washington, Yagub Eyubov
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China and Provincial Secessionism
Extremely interesting post from Seth Weinberger on the opportunity for pulling China in the pro-Georgia camp, after the SCO failed to endorse Russian actions in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Seth is as mystified as I am that the Russian foreign … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page
Tagged Abkhazia, China, expansionism, foreign policy, Georgia, ideology, Mao, prc, Russian foreign ministry, SCO, secession, secessionism, separatism, Seth Weinberger, South Ossetia, taiwan, tibet, United States
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Albright Supports Georgian NATO Membership
I often find former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s supporting arguments irksome and occasionally even masochistic. But she has a certain knack for ending up in the right place by the wrong course. It’s a unique skill really. Thus it … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs
Tagged Abkhazia, Georgia, Kremlin, Madeleine Albright, Russia, Secretary of State, territorial security
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Russia as Rogue
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says “the world can forget about” Georgia’s territorial integrity. Quite a remarkable statement from the former permanent representative to the United Nations. As a statement of purpose or justification in his country’s war, it is … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page
Tagged Abkhazia, charter, conflict, conquest, Cuba, foreign inister, Georgia, irridentism, Russia, separatists, Serbia, Sergei Lavrov, South Ossetia, United Nations, war
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The Invasion of Western Georgia
Russia has invaded Western Georgia (proper) and captured Senaki, far from Abkhazia. It’s being billed by a Russian official as a preventive move against Georgian troop concentration. This being yet another new rationale invented on the fly to justify further … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page
Tagged 1998, Abkhazia, Eduard Shevardnadze, Georgia, invasion, puppet, Senaki, South Ossetia, trivia, war, Wu Wei
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Found Him
Joshua hasn’t disappeared, he just isn’t gracing us with his opinions on the conflict in the Caucasus, but you can find them at Registan.net, here and here. Heh, Insty links to him, but describes it as peevish (Josh? Peevish? Also, … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lance's Page
Tagged Abkhazia, annexation, caucasus, conflict, Georgia, Joshua Foust, Putin, Registan, Russia, Saakashvili, South Ossetia, war
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QandO Podcast
McQ, Dale and I discuss the Russian campaign against Georgia over South Ossetia. Generally I feel that our support should belong to Georgia. However, Georgia has severely miscalculated in this matter, and frankly our options are limited. At best, we … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lance's Page
Tagged Abkhazia, airspace, campaign, Dale, discuss, Georgia, Lee, McQ, NATO, negotiated settlement, peacekeeeping, peacekeepers, Putin, Russia, South Ossetia, sovreignty, US, war
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Some Anonymous South Ossetia Endgame Analysis
Daniel Nexon gets an email from an anonymous Russia hand speculating on the grim possible outcomes for Georgia: This is not going to end well for Georgia. Russia has expanded its targets beyond the vicinity of South Ossetia, hitting not … Continue reading
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Tagged Abkhazia, Chechnya, Daniel Nexon, Georgia, independence, Russia, Russophile, Saakashvili, South Ossetia, war
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Appetites of the Empire
(image: Marcelus G. Zalotti)
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page
Tagged Abkhazia, cartoon, eagle, empire, Georgia, graphic, invasion, Russia, South Ossetia, state seal, war
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Airspace Violations
Cross-posted to Registan.net, which is “All Central Asia, All the Time.” Last year, Georgia was abuzz with accusations against Russia for its military jets supposedly violating its airspace and possibly even attacking radio stations. Now, Georgian officials are hopping mad … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Military Matters
Tagged Abkhazia, Airplanes, Georgia, military, Russia, Sovereignty
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