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	<title>A Second Hand Conjecture &#187; NATO</title>
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		<title>Buying Tymoshenko</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/09/buying-tymoshenko/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the European Union commendably attempts to pull Ukraine closer into the safety of the West, Russia has reportedly earmarked $1 billion to fund suddenly pro-Kremlin Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, against heroically pro-Western President Viktor Yushchenko in the 2010 presidential &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/09/buying-tymoshenko/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Containing Russia &#8211; The Battle for Ukraine</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/07/containing-russia-the-battle-for-ukraine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MikeR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Westhawk&#8220;Ukraine is the big prize and thus a dangerous flash point between Russia and the West. For the West, a firm alliance with Ukraine would anchor the containment of Russia. But for Russia, such an alliance would be a step &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/07/containing-russia-the-battle-for-ukraine/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Test for French Will in Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/06/a-test-for-french-will-in-afghanistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the wake of a horrific magazine spread depicting Taliban fighters showing off war trophies looted from the bodies of French soldiers, President Sarkozy has been predictably and commendably resolute. France isn&#8217;t going to run away for a change. Unfortunately &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/06/a-test-for-french-will-in-afghanistan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>NATO is Toothless</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/20/nato-is-toothlless/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MikeR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Westhawk &#8220;But the NATO ministers, at a rare emergency meeting, failed to agree on any specific punitive measures, despite pressure from the United States that NATO at least threaten Russia with unspecified “consequences,” and pleas from the Czech Republic, Poland &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/20/nato-is-toothlless/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Not the Response Russia Had Hoped For</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/17/not-the-response-russia-had-hoped-for/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MikeR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Instapundit &#8220;German Chancellor Angela Merkel is offering strong support for Georgia, saying the country is on track to become a member of NATO. Merkel flew to the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Sunday, two days after she met with Russian &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/17/not-the-response-russia-had-hoped-for/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>NATO Protection only for Perfection?</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/15/nato-protection-only-for-perfection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alex Harrowell reminds us that NATO wasn&#8217;t always so timorous about conflict risk exposure: [I]f we assume that Georgia, and specifically Mikhail Saakashvili’s version of it, wasn’t sufficiently responsible (adult, civilised, possibly even white?) to play, how do we explain &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/15/nato-protection-only-for-perfection/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Georgian Wine Solidarity and Other Things</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/15/georgian-wine-solidarity-and-other-things/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Estonians and Latvians are apparently buying up all available Georgian wine in a demonstration of national solidarity with the beleaguered republic. Particularly popular is the consumer label Old Tbilisi (order here). Sandra Saakashvili, First Lady of Georgia, is weathering the &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/15/georgian-wine-solidarity-and-other-things/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Estonia: Get Georgia and Ukraine in NATO Now</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/15/estonia-get-georgia-and-ukraine-in-nato-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves says the West must act fast: &#8220;They should take Ukraine immediately into NATO, and what is left of Georgia,&#8221; he told Reuters by telephone, adding that a decision this year not to give the two &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/15/estonia-get-georgia-and-ukraine-in-nato-now/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Recent History &#8211; Republic of Georgia</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/12/recent-history-republic-of-georgia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith_Indy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m doing this for my own benefit, as I&#8217;ve not followed the goings on in the Republic of Georgia, except to note when it&#8217;s in the news, not our Georgia. April 18, 2008 Georgia sought the backing of NATO and &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/12/recent-history-republic-of-georgia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>When There&#8217;s Nothing Left to Burn You Have to Set Yourself on Fire</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/11/when-theres-nothing-left-to-burn-you-have-to-set-yourself-on-fire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Foust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry for my absenteeism on this, guys, but I&#8217;ve barely had the time to write on Registan.net about the war in Georgia (seriously, go there for some really in-depth discussions about what is going on), and have simply neglected copying &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/11/when-theres-nothing-left-to-burn-you-have-to-set-yourself-on-fire/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>QandO Podcast</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/10/qando-podcast-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/10/qando-podcast-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Glimpse of a Better Outcome for Georgia</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/10/glimpse-of-a-better-outcome-for-georgia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign affairs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[1812]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it seemed like escalation was the modal reality, outcomes looked bleak for Georgia. Dynamics change. Thus Georgia&#8217;s ceasefire in South Ossetia cannot be a bad thing under the circumstances. By putting up an initial fight, they drew the attention &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/10/glimpse-of-a-better-outcome-for-georgia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Trouble with American Alliances</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/09/the-trouble-with-american-alliances/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:14:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign affairs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Geoff Morrell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevlar]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Always demanding when they need you, useless and even obstructionist when you actually need them. Our friend Geoff Morrell can serve as something of a personification of that characteristic in fact: Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said the Georgians had requested &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/09/the-trouble-with-american-alliances/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Achieving International Opposition</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/09/achieving-international-opposition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 22:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angela Merkel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[James Traub has written a magnificent survey of the events leading up to the current war in Georgia, and the personal contest between Mikheil Saakashvili and Putin. Of particular interest to me was this paragraph: What is striking, though, is &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/09/achieving-international-opposition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Strategic Objectives Changing?</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/09/russian-strategic-objectives-changing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Around the Web]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nabucco]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wu Wei believes Russia is now targeting the Nabucco gas pipeline in Georgia&#8230;while the Russian NATO envoy argues that strategic objectives are restricted to a South Ossetia protection and warns NATO to stay out. And now Iran gets into the &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/09/russian-strategic-objectives-changing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Of &#8220;Battle Fatigue&#8221; and National Caveats</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/05/21/of-battle-fatigue-and-national-caveats/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 22:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Foust</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign affairs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted first to Registan.net, your one-stop shop for all things Central Asia, this is a tangent to a really excellent theme I&#8217;ve been tracking the past few weeks—the flow of press releases masquerading as journalism from Afghanistan to our largest &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/05/21/of-battle-fatigue-and-national-caveats/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Nuclear Threat Against Ukraine</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/13/russian-nuclear-threat-against-ukraine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Around the Web]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kremlin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Russia&#8217;s fears of NATO expansion reaching right to her western border with Ukraine, have provoked a new round of saber rattling from the Kremlin. Here&#8217;s Putin&#8217;s ominous quote, after he had just met with Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko: &#8220;It&#8217;s frightening &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/13/russian-nuclear-threat-against-ukraine/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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