guerra em curso III

Numa altura em que já todos se parecem ter esquecido de quem abriu as hostilidades no Cáucaso, surge a informação, não confirmada, de que os georgianos estão a tentar inundar a capital osseta. Está aqui um belo cessar-fogo.

Entretanto, recomendo mais uns artigos que se podem revelar úteis na compreensão deste descontrolo:

[BBC] Early lessons from S Ossetia conflict
1. Do not punch a bear on the nose unless it is tied down.
2. Russia is in a determined mood, to say the least.
3. Remember Kosovo.
4. Georgia is unlikely to join Nato anytime soon.
5. Vladmir Putin is still in charge.
6. Do not allow a cuckoo to police the nest.
7. The West still does not know how to deal with Russia.
8. Are borders in Europe to be sacrosanct for ever?
9. August is good month in which to reflect on alliances.


[Der Spiegel] Will Russia Get Away With It?

William Kristol, em artigo para o New York Times, condena fortemente a Rússia e consegue meter o "sucesso" no Iraque ao barulho...


[Der Spiegel] Moscow's Power Politics

The rapid escalation of the conflict in South Ossetia shows just how much the crisis suits all parties involved. Georgia wants to integrate itself into the West, and Russia wants to prevent just that. The welfare of the South Ossetians plays no role whatsoever.



[Der Spiegel] Of Helpless Hotheads and Half-Baked Warriors

The escalating war in the Caucasus region is an example of political stubbornness on both sides. Diplomacy is ineffectual and, aside from warm words, can deliver nothing. The West, where speaking plainly to Russia went out of vogue long ago, is also partly to blame.