Georgia
Unrecognized states more like the flu than like cancer, Malashenko says
February 24, 2011Unrecognized states reflect the continuing tension between the principles of self-determination and of the territorial integrity of existing states, but their appearance is “more like ‘the flu’ than like ‘cancer’&rdquo...
Lithuanian chairmanship tackles protracted conflicts in the OSCE
February 02, 2011Lithuanian Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Audronius Azubalis, outlined the chairmanship’s priorities in the Permanent Council’s September 13 and subsequent meetings, as well as statements and introductory visits by his special...
Russia’s 2008 attack in historical perspective
January 26, 2011Ninety-one years ago this week, the British cabinet rejected a comprehensive plan to rally an anti-Bolshevik coalition, support White Russian forces, control the Baku-Batumi corridor and the Caspian Sea and, from that position of strength, negotiate...
January 06, 2011By Vlad Spânu / Washington, DC / Moldova.ORG/ -- Moldovan politicians are competing in calls for the automatic extension of the Russian Federation-Republic of Moldova treaty that is a legal framework for strategic partnership between the two countries...
Wikileaks: Voronin no longer expects Russians to do anything about Transnistria
December 14, 2010By Olga Ciutac Chisinau (Moldova.ORG) -- Wikileaks has revealed some documents about Moldova and the Transnistrian conflict, according to Guardian.co.uk. A document from June 2007, tells about a meeting between Georgian President Saakashvili and...
All in all, S-300 is just another brick in the wall
December 07, 2010By Khatuna Mshvidobadze The installation of the S-300 air defense system in the Russian-occupied Georgian region of Abkhazia, although described by Moscow as necessary for territorial defense, is aimed at cementing Russian dominance over the South...
NATO in Lisbon: A moderate success
November 30, 2010By David J. Smith Although the pre-summit hype—mostly generated by NATO itself—had observers thirsting for more, the 19-20 November NATO Lisbon Summit was a moderate success. The alliance took some measured steps toward dealing with new...
Georgian president says came to support Moldovan people, but not parties
November 26, 2010Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has said that he came to Moldova "not to support a certain party, but to back the Moldovan people." He made this statement at a news briefing held jointly with acting President Mihai Ghimpu. For the...
President of Georgia coming to Moldova
November 23, 2010President of the Republic of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili will pay an official visit to the Republic of Moldova on November 23-24 on the invitation of Moldova's Acting President Mihai Ghimpu. Ghimpu and Saakashvili will hold a bilateral meeting, after...
Relations between Russia, Georgia still at standoff
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August 08, 2010Two years after war broke out between Russia and Georgia over two Russian secessionist areas, the confrontation has become yet another frozen conflict in the post-Soviet space. With the war anniversary looming this weekend, Russia's President Dimitri...