Iran gambles over Georgia's crisis
Iran, itself under threat of military action by the United States and or Israel, has remained conspicuously silent over Russia's offensive in Georgia. Tehran shares Moscow's fears over the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the US's plans for anti-missile systems in Eastern Europe. But the Irananians may have blundered by not criticizing Moscow, and the "Iran Six" diplomacy over Iran's nuclear program is now in jeopardy. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi (Aug 15, '08)
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CHAN AKYA
Utterly pointless Europe
The utter pointlessness of Europe's existence was driven home by a combination of political, strategic and economic developments this week. Far from being a counterweight to the United States or a center of power on its own merit, Europe has turned out to be merely a vestigial organ. Russia is right to take advantage of this mess. (Aug 15, '08)
The bear is back
With Georgia left to deal with the might of Russia's military machine on its own, many of the former communist states can be expected to question the benefits of pursuing close diplomatic, economic and military ties with the United States, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union. - Richard M Bennett (Aug 15, '08)
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