OttawaGeorgia/Russia: Here’s a thought — could we please not give psychopaths an express ticket into NATO?Today Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will receive a report from Polish intelligence about Sunday’s incident near a checkpoint...
OttawaGeorgia/Russia: What I like is how helpful everyone is trying to beShots fired at (near?) presidents of Georgia and Poland in (near?) (not so near?) South Ossetia.
OttawaGeorgia/Russia: On building a strong allianceNicholas Kristof’s column in Thursday’s New York Times contained one major surprise for me: the reference to Nino Burjanadze as a...
UncategorizedWhat we remember’We can and must hope for a more peaceful world. We should also understand that there are times when peace, and freedom, must be fought for’
UncategorizedPoland: uncertaintyFrom a poll published today by an excellent Polish foreign-relations think tank . It says 77% believe Russia will eventually pose...
UncategorizedBecause as you know, Berlusconi is keyDick Cheney to visit Georgia and other countries in the region. Because he just likes to be helpful.
UncategorizedGergiev, Shostakovich, TskhinvaliTurns out the great Russian conductor Valery Gergiev is Ossetian and, having made his career in St. Petersburg, a friend of...
UncategorizedGeorgia/Russia: Hard to say goodbyeThe commander of Russia’s invasion force says he doesn’t expect to leave Georgia for 10 days, anyway. They were supposed to be...