After the Russian incursion into Georgia many analysts ask questions of whether or not the world is standing on the verge of a new Cold War. Almost no one is asking a question of what if the 20th century Cold War was never finished but, rather, was just “frozen” and what we are witnessing now is the process of melting. A comment by Vladimer Papava

The political and military crisis in Georgia is no surprise for insiders. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili gambled and lost. But it indicates dramatic changes in the world balance of power. By Christoph Rohde