Crisis in the Caucasus

Georgia's adventurism in attacking and attempting brutally to take military control of the breakaway region of South Ossetia had zero chance of success, given the geopolitical circumstances. Within three days, it announced it had pulled out to avoid a "humanitarian catastrophe," although Russia has disputed this. Rarely in the modern history of conflict has there been military provocation of this kind against a great power in a context of such extreme mil ... Full Story »