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Georgia opposition leader slams Russian invasion hoax in interview

Nino Burdzhanadze told the Monitor she believes that Saakashvili ordered the Russian invasion hoax to sow anti-Russia panic and tar Georgia's opposition, which has been calling for his resignation for more than a year.
Russia: Unclenching its fist?

Improved Polish-Russian ties bode well for the US.
Key question lingers: Who started the war in Georgia?

As EU monitors arrive, new details contradict Russia's assertion that Georgia invaded South Ossetia first.
Is the U.S. Army ready for conventional war?

Focusing only on counterinsurgency and nation-building is unwise. It must prepare to fight other armies.
Petropolitics at heart of Russia-Georgia clash

Oil-pipeline routes, market leverage make struggle a 'battle for energy.'
Russo-Georgian conflict is not all Russia's fault

But war could ignite further disputes in the region.
Russia, Georgia clash in breakaway statelet

After weeks of escalating skirmishes with South Ossetia, Georgia moved to regain control of the enclave. Russia responded by sending in tanks.
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Abkhazia's tourism fights to regain fabled legacy

Russians are flocking back to the Black Sea beaches, although a string of recent bombings exposes the breakaway republic's ongoing tensions with Georgia.
Post-Soviet 'frozen conflicts' heat up as big-power interests collide

Tensions are growing as NATO and a resurgent Russia divide over future of breakaway statelets.