Comments on: To Annex or Annoy? http://cominganarchy.com/2008/05/01/to-annex-or-annoy/ Speak Victorian, Think Pagan Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:13:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: IJ http://cominganarchy.com/2008/05/01/to-annex-or-annoy/#comment-383521 IJ Fri, 02 May 2008 10:39:42 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2008/05/01/to-annex-or-annoy/#comment-383521 <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/01/AR2008050100664.html" rel="nofollow">Washington Post</a>: <i>Russia said on Thursday [1 May] an extra contingent of its troops had begun arriving in Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, a move Tbilisi said was an illegal act of military aggression. . . Russia's defense ministry said the contingent would remain within the 3,000 limit allowed under a United Nations-brokered ceasefire agreement signed in 1994.</i> UN figures suggest Russia had no troops in Abkhazia a month ago. In March 2008, Russia committed 290 personnel to UN official peacekeeping missions. The Russian contribution comprised 71 police, 96 military observers and 123 troops. All 123 Russian troops were in Sudan, none in Abkhazia. Are we seeing a big build-up of Russian forces in Abkhazia in a short time? Washington Post:
Russia said on Thursday [1 May] an extra contingent of its troops had begun arriving in Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia, a move Tbilisi said was an illegal act of military aggression. . . Russia’s defense ministry said the contingent would remain within the 3,000 limit allowed under a United Nations-brokered ceasefire agreement signed in 1994.

UN figures suggest Russia had no troops in Abkhazia a month ago. In March 2008, Russia committed 290 personnel to UN official peacekeeping missions. The Russian contribution comprised 71 police, 96 military observers and 123 troops.
All 123 Russian troops were in Sudan, none in Abkhazia. Are we seeing a big build-up of Russian forces in Abkhazia in a short time?

]]> By: Michael http://cominganarchy.com/2008/05/01/to-annex-or-annoy/#comment-383507 Michael Thu, 01 May 2008 23:17:34 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2008/05/01/to-annex-or-annoy/#comment-383507 I stand by my previous wisecrack. So long as Georgia tries to hold onto the Abkhaz and Ossetians, they hand the Russians a club to beat them with. Leaving it to democracy, though, turns that club on the Russians by giving them what they're asking for. I stand by my previous wisecrack. So long as Georgia tries to hold onto the Abkhaz and Ossetians, they hand the Russians a club to beat them with. Leaving it to democracy, though, turns that club on the Russians by giving them what they’re asking for.

]]> By: mihnea http://cominganarchy.com/2008/05/01/to-annex-or-annoy/#comment-383505 mihnea Thu, 01 May 2008 21:38:50 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2008/05/01/to-annex-or-annoy/#comment-383505 russia can't play this game forever, i think. there will come a time when the supply and demand game will byte them. until then it's a game of 'tie me up and call me natasha' for the europeans.. ps: tom clancy might indeed be right in 'the dragon and the bear'. russia can’t play this game forever, i think. there will come a time when the supply and demand game will byte them. until then it’s a game of ‘tie me up and call me natasha’ for the europeans..

ps: tom clancy might indeed be right in ‘the dragon and the bear’.

]]> By: IJ http://cominganarchy.com/2008/05/01/to-annex-or-annoy/#comment-383494 IJ Thu, 01 May 2008 17:15:08 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2008/05/01/to-annex-or-annoy/#comment-383494 A list of some of the world's territorial disputes is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disputed_territories" rel="nofollow">here</a>. The case of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakassi" rel="nofollow">Bakassi</a> is interesting. It involves the International Court of Justice, Nigeria and Cameroon - the proceedings drag on despite the ICJ ruling in 2002 that the land belongs to Cameroon. Purchase of property seems to settle ownership quickly (Louisiana Purchase). However Australia is now telling China that <a href="http://cominganarchy.com/2008/04/30/hot-gets-hotter-in-the-caucasus/#comments" rel="nofollow">some things aren't for sale</a>. A list of some of the world’s territorial disputes is here.

The case of Bakassi is interesting. It involves the International Court of Justice, Nigeria and Cameroon – the proceedings drag on despite the ICJ ruling in 2002 that the land belongs to Cameroon.

Purchase of property seems to settle ownership quickly (Louisiana Purchase). However Australia is now telling China that some things aren’t for sale.

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