Helena Cobban makes an interesting observation: So here are Sec. of State Hillary Clinton and SecDef Bob Gates now saying they support– and are giving active support to– the Afghan government’s initiative to negotiate with the Taliban. But the U.S. … Continue reading
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Wouldn’t it be Nice…
Thomas de Waal’s piece in Foreign Policy on the poverty of the traditional great power approach to the Caucuses is worth a glance. As I was reading it, though, I couldn’t help but think about Christopher Beam’s piece on what … Continue reading
In South Ossetia, Russia Digs In
Ghia Nodia, a professor of politics at Ilia State University, has a rather oddly argued piece in RFE/RL suggesting that Russia’s war with Georgia in 2008 has brought few benefits for Moscow. Without going too much in to the contours … Continue reading