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Mikheil Saakashvili

Saved by NATO?

Admitting Georgia to the NATO club wouldn't have prevented the recent crisis in the region, and could have even made it worse.

For God, King and Country

Over the centuries, the causes and justifications for war have evolved. But we remain caught in a Westphalian mindset, even though the nature of today’s substate threats demands an altogether-different mentality and a new breed of soldier—or at le

Living Dangerously, Georgian-Style

In a new blog post, TNI Publisher Dimitri K. Simes examines the ongoing crisis between Russia and Georgia—and the damage it could do to U.S.-Russian relations.

From Awakening to War

Without quick mediation, the politicization of religion could lead to conflict.

Religion and the West

American religiosity and European secularity spring from the same source.

Re-Forming Intelligence

Congress has made a start. But the priority of the new Director of National Intelligence must be better HUMINT.

Commentary

More than Georgia on Obama's Mind

President Saakashvili's recent Washington visit has drawn the White House deeper into domestic Georgian politics.

Vladimir Putin and the South Caucasus

What the return of the prodigal president means for Russia's neighbors.

But Where Are the Americans?

Military intervention should not become America’s newest entitlement program.

Blogs

Is Everything Good for the U.S. Good for Georgia, and Vice Versa?

Unfortunately for Tbilisi, warmer relations with Moscow outweigh the costs of a U.S.-Georgia alliance.

Books & Reviews

Missiles Over Tskhinvali

Last summer, Russia and Georgia came to blows. Tbilisi’s pro-American president believed NATO would protect him in a fight with the big, bad bear.

Passions of Pope Victor

As Europe secularized and the global South becomes the new market for potential converts, Christianity is undergoing a painful evolution.

How to Fight Terrorism

Radical Islam is its own worst enemy. It will marginalize itself unless the United States overreacts.

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May 27, 2012