The Guns of August 2008: Russia's War in GeorgiaM.E. Sharpe, 2009 - 279 pages In the summer of 2008, a conflict that appeared to have begun in the breakaway Georgian territory of South Ossetia rapidly escalated to become the most significant crisis in European security in a decade. The implications of the Russian-Georgian war will be understood differently depending on one's narrative of what transpired and perspective on the broader context. This book is designed to present the facts about the events of August 2008 along with comprehensive coverage of the background to those events. It brings together a wealth of expertise on the South Caucasus and Russian foreign policy, with contributions by Russian, Georgian, European, and American experts on the region. |
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... Black Sea region as a Eu- ropean trade and stability zone . 34 It thus became crucial for Tbilisi to market the Rose ... Black Sea Region , parts of which are already included in the EU . Georgia also reinforced its participation in ...
... Black Sea region as a Eu- ropean trade and stability zone . 34 It thus became crucial for Tbilisi to market the Rose ... Black Sea Region , parts of which are already included in the EU . Georgia also reinforced its participation in ...
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... Black Sea littoral or CIS other than one based on its exclusive domination of the CIS . After the 2008 war certain EU analysts drew the conclusion that there can be no security in the region against Russian wishes . This is precisely ...
... Black Sea littoral or CIS other than one based on its exclusive domination of the CIS . After the 2008 war certain EU analysts drew the conclusion that there can be no security in the region against Russian wishes . This is precisely ...
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... Black Sea region , and the Caspian to these domains , not to say their role in the production and supply of hydrocarbons , argues for a different approach . For the same reasons , we cannot accept that " Partnership for Peace , the ...
... Black Sea region , and the Caspian to these domains , not to say their role in the production and supply of hydrocarbons , argues for a different approach . For the same reasons , we cannot accept that " Partnership for Peace , the ...
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The Guns of August 2008: Russia's War in Georgia Svante E. Cornell,S. Frederick Starr Limited preview - 2015 |
The Guns of August 2008: Russia's War in Georgia Svante E. Cornell,S. Frederick Starr Limited preview - 2015 |
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