As Dick Cheney's four nation tour comes to an end, he once again took the opportunity to slam Russia over the recent war in Georgia, describing it as both "troublesome" and "unhelpful". This comes at the same time Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has accused the US...
Pakistan Cuts Supply Lines to NATO Troops in Afghanistan
Updated 9/6/08 at 9:00 PM EST In a move seen by some as the latest fallout from Wednesday morning's US attack on South Waziristan, the Pakistani government has ordered that supply lines to NATO troops in Afghanistan be immediately severed for an indefinite period of...
Russia Issues a Warning as NATO Looks to Rebuild Georgia’s Military
Georgia's military lies in ruins, and a little over a week after Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili vowed to rebuild the military and reclaim control of the breakaway enclaves of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, NATO has announced that it is going ahead with...
Cheney Departs on Caucasus Tour
Vice President Dick Cheney left today on a four-nation tour focused largely around reassuring US allies in the Caucasus in the wake of this month's Georgia-Russia conflict. Cheney will be visiting Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, and Italy. And while Cheney is expected...
Report: Israeli Bombers Planned to Use Georgian Airfields in Iran Strike
Last Updated 9/3 3:05 PM EST In part of what was termed Georgia's "special relationship" with Israel, UPI Editor at Large Arnaud de Borchgrave reported in a commentary today that a secret agreement between Georgia and Israel had earmarked two military airfields in the...
Russia Defends Actions in Georgia as EU Summit Looms
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev defended last week's decree recognizing the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia ahead of tomorrow's emergency EU summit on the Georgian conflict. Reports abound that several EU member nations are pressing for harsh sanctions...
Relief Agencies Furious as US Military Takes Over Aid Operations
Relief agencies fear that their workers could be put in jeopardy by what they call the "militarization" of humanitarian operations in Georgia. In making the effort a military operation, they fear the line will be blurred between military and civilian aid, and that...
Russian Relations With the West Reach a New Low Amid Talk of a New Cold War
Last Updated 8/28 3:50 PM EST French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said the European Union would consider sanctions against Russia along with other unspecified measures during a meeting to be held on the Georgian crisis Monday, at the behest of as-yet unnamed EU...
US Vows Enclaves Will Never Be Independent as Russian President Recognizes Abkhazia, South Ossetia
Last Updated 8/26 8:40 PM EST Earlier this month when presumptive Republican Presidential Nominee John McCain declared "we are all Georgians," it is unclear if he was referring to the people of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Yet today the Bush Administration made it...
Russian Parliament Unanimously Backs Independence for Abkhazia, South Ossetia
In a move many see as retaliation for the February recognition of independence for Kosovo, both houses of Russia's parliament voted unanimously to recognize the independence of the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Though not legally binding, the vote...