The Russia-Georgia War

Let's hope the current conflict between Russia and Georgia over South Ossetia will become known as the four day war.

... Peace? Medvedev has apparently ordered the Russians to 'end operations'. More below...

I have collected some brief thoughts on the Atlantic Review. See: Russia's next move. The Atlantic Review also has a good piece of analysis by Stefan Wolff, a UK political science Professor who has written a book on ethnic conflict.

There has been a good deal of compelling analysis on the topic. Here's a list for reading:

• Jim Heintz, Associated Press: Georgia makes a power play _ and a big gamble
• Tony Caron, TIME: Has Georgia Overreached in Ossetia?
• Steve Clemons, Washington Note: Georgia-Russia Clash: American Culpability and the Kosovo Connection
• Thomas P.M. Barnett: Answering the inevitable question on Russia
• Jerome a Paris, European Tribune: Georgia: oil, neocons, cold war and our credibility
• Douglas Muir, A Fistful of Euros: Georgia: played?
• Richard Beeston, Times Online: Analysis: why the Russia-Georgia conflict matters to the West

Which analysis we are ultimately to believe depends upon Russian actions over the following days, as I have stated on the Atlantic Review and in a discussion with James Rogers on his blog, Global Power Europe.

Update: now day five, and Russia has pushed beyond South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the Times reports. Also see, Reuters, Russia Today. The New York Times blog The Lede sows some doubt on the Russian advance.

Update #2: Day 6, Medvedev orders halt to Russian operations, the wires report. See Associated Press, AFP.