Comments on: Georgia Roundup http://cominganarchy.com/2006/10/06/georgia-roundup/ Speak Victorian, Think Pagan Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:45:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » Georgia: Little Engine that Can? http://cominganarchy.com/2006/10/06/georgia-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-140080 ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » Georgia: Little Engine that Can? Sat, 14 Oct 2006 15:55:59 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=2223#comment-140080 [...] So far, Georgia has played its hand skillfully. It has promoted a democratic image since its revolution in 2003, received a visit by President Bush and enjoyed very good relations with America and later marketed itself (justifiably) as a victim of unprovoked Russian aggression starting with Moscow’s ban of Georgian wine, later mineral water, gas cuts and most recently over the spying row. Following my working formula for micropowers, Georgia has relied on soft power and internationalizing its problems in order to defend itself. [...] [...] So far, Georgia has played its hand skillfully. It has promoted a democratic image since its revolution in 2003, received a visit by President Bush and enjoyed very good relations with America and later marketed itself (justifiably) as a victim of unprovoked Russian aggression starting with Moscow’s ban of Georgian wine, later mineral water, gas cuts and most recently over the spying row. Following my working formula for micropowers, Georgia has relied on soft power and internationalizing its problems in order to defend itself. [...]

]]> By: ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » Becoming a Micropower http://cominganarchy.com/2006/10/06/georgia-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-138667 ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » Becoming a Micropower Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:52:35 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=2223#comment-138667 [...] With the row between Russia and Georgia showing no signs of abating, the situation continues to deteriorate (albeit slowly) as both politicians and bloggers consider the implications of further escalation. [...] [...] With the row between Russia and Georgia showing no signs of abating, the situation continues to deteriorate (albeit slowly) as both politicians and bloggers consider the implications of further escalation. [...]

]]> By: Phil Barr http://cominganarchy.com/2006/10/06/georgia-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-134142 Phil Barr Sat, 07 Oct 2006 01:31:22 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=2223#comment-134142 CORRECTION -above links are valid but you need to remove whatever characters pop up on the command line after last part .html CORRECTION -above links are valid but you need to remove whatever characters pop up on the command line
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]]> By: Phil Barr http://cominganarchy.com/2006/10/06/georgia-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-134141 Phil Barr Sat, 07 Oct 2006 01:27:11 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=2223#comment-134141 "Russia continues to put the screws to Georgia as part of its greater fear of a third wave of NATO expansion. Feeling left out of regional security..." Yeah, fear of NATO expansion right - NATO is losing the war in Afghanistan and with it will lose its credibility as a fighting force and and the lease on continued existence. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/HI30Df01.html Further dilution of NATO by means of addition of thread bare "armies" such as Georgia's will further damage its ability to fight if any. Georgia significance is limited to being a geographic space where the Baku-Tbilisi-Sheyhan oil pipeline runs. Naturally Russia wants to control that energy route is well. Here's an excellent series of 5 articles explaining Russia's rise as an energy superpower and the West's unenviable situation because of that http://atimes01.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/HI29Ag01.html “Russia continues to put the screws to Georgia as part of its greater fear of a third wave of NATO expansion. Feeling left out of regional security…”
Yeah, fear of NATO expansion right – NATO is losing the war in Afghanistan and with it will lose its credibility as a fighting force and and the lease on continued existence.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/HI30Df01.html

Further dilution of NATO by means of addition of thread bare “armies” such as Georgia’s will further damage its ability to fight if any.
Georgia significance is limited to being a geographic space where the Baku-Tbilisi-Sheyhan oil pipeline runs. Naturally Russia wants to control that energy route is well. Here’s an excellent series of 5 articles explaining Russia’s rise as an energy superpower and the West’s unenviable situation because of that
http://atimes01.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/HI29Ag01.html

]]> By: Dan tdaxp http://cominganarchy.com/2006/10/06/georgia-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-134059 Dan tdaxp Fri, 06 Oct 2006 21:38:32 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=2223#comment-134059 My God. I agree with John Robb. It's the end of the world. My God. I agree with John Robb.

It’s the end of the world.

]]> By: Sean http://cominganarchy.com/2006/10/06/georgia-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-133822 Sean Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:09:48 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=2223#comment-133822 'Can he stand up to the bear?' Not in that shirt ;-) ‘Can he stand up to the bear?’

Not in that shirt ;-)

]]> By: Debris http://cominganarchy.com/2006/10/06/georgia-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-133747 Debris Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:45:11 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=2223#comment-133747 I was in Abkhazia last August Find a piece and pictures of mine here: http://polosbastards.com/pb/abkhazia-the-bridge-on-the-river-inguri/ I was in Abkhazia last August

Find a piece and pictures of mine here:

http://polosbastards.com/pb/abkhazia-the-bridge-on-the-river-inguri/

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