Guaranteeing Georgia’s borders against the wishes of Abkhaz and South Ossetian populations is impossible without Russian acquiescence—yet no one in the West seems to have a serious proposal to obtain that acquiescence.
Writing in last week's In the National Interest, Nikolas Gvosdev goes further than most analysts in telling the truth about developments in Georgia since last November's Rose Revolution.
Washington cannot expect Moscow's substantial cooperation in the war on
terrorism to endure if there is no reciprocal effort to address Russian
priorities.