Alia Jacta Est

Well, actually, the die was cast in February, when the West recognized the independence of Kosovo. It was then that we set the precedent of redrawing the boundaries of post-World War Two Europe. What happened today in Abkhazia and South Ossetia is only a natural continuation of the Kosovo case.
As in the instance of Kosovo, [...]

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Saakashvili’s Fatal Gamble

In my prior coverage of Georgia’s invasion of South Ossetia, I posited that what Russia needed most was a quick and decisive victory, which would limit damage to merely the public affairs front.  As the fog of war begins to settle in the Caucasus (and the residents of Tskhinvali begin to pick up what’s left [...]

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War in South Ossetia

On Friday, Georgia invaded South Ossetia and used tanks and artillery to pound Tskhinvali into oblivion. Russia responded by sending its troops across the border and bombing Georgian military installations with its air force.
Whole books have been written on the causes of war, and this one will be no exception. So who’s got what to [...]

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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: I no longer fear death

Sunday night reposed the Russian writer, Nobel laureate, and historian Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. His work is best summed up by the words of Metropolitan Hilarion: “during the horrific years of the godless regime, he bore courageous witness to the truth, speaking out about the sufferings of our fellow Russians.”
Like all men of genius, Mr. Solzhenitsyn never [...]

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