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FIIA, 24 March 2015: The New Alliance and Integration Treaty Between Russia and South Ossetia: When Does Integration Turn into Annexation?

This did not make much of a noise here in the US,...

CSIS, 1 Nov 10: Georgian Lessons: Conflicting Russian and Western Interests in the Wider Europe

IFRI, 23 Jul 09: Russia and the "Eastern Partnership" After the War in Georgia

ICG, 22 Jun 09: Georgia-Russia: Still Insecure and Dangerous

CSIS, 19 Jun 09: Georgia: Why We Should Be Watching

JF, 3 Mar 09: The Impact of the Russia-Georgia War on the South Caucasus Transportation Corridor

Caucasus Analytical Digest, 17 Dec 08: Perspectives on the Georgian-Russian War

ICG, 26 Nov 08: Georgia: The Risks of Winter

Six briefing notes from Chatham House, 30 Sep 08:

Russia and Georgia: Culpabilities and Consequences

After the Battle: What the August War will mean for Russia's Domestic Politics

The...

RAD, 4 Sep 08: Russia and the Conflict in Georgia

■ ANALYSIS: Caucasus Conflict Breaks Old Rules of the Game

■ ANALYSIS: Eyes Wide Open

■ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: Interview with Dr....

I fail to see what part of that blog piece drove that conclusion.

The author stated pretty clearly that The South Ossetian separatists do appear to have been the primary instigators of the...

IMINT & Analysis, 17 Aug 08: Russia, Georgia, & Disinformation

Yet more competing analysis; contrast this one with the EDM article Kaur posted above....

Window on Eurasia, 13 Aug 08: Was There a Russian Intelligence Failure in Georgia?

For those interested, the RFE/RL Crisis in South Ossetia page has a slew of analytic articles, backgrounders, a timeline, and a multimedia reporting......

In future posts, when making comments of this nature, provide a source. If you cannot provide a direct link, at a minimum clearly state the source of your information.

BBC, 8 Aug 08: Heavy Fighting in South Ossetia

EDM, 4 Aug 08: Moscow Orchestrates War Scare in South Ossetia

ARAG, 14 Jul 08: Georgia and Russia: A Further Deterioration in Relations

Network World, 21 Jul 08: Georgia President's Website Falls Under DDOS Attack

Russia Profile, 14 Jul 08: A Conflict of Interests

Eurasia Daily Monitor, 26 Jun 08: The West is Confused About What to Do in Abhazia

23 Jun 08: Gazprom's Move on Abhazia: More Reasons for Georgia to Block Russia's WTO Accession

ICG, 5 Jun 08: Georgia and Russia: Clashing Over Abhazia

Russia Profile Weekly Experts Panel, 16 Nov 07: Is Russia Behind an Orange Revolution in Georgia?

CACI, 15 Oct 07: The August 2007 Bombing Incident in Georgia: Implications for the Euro-Atlantic Region

Complete 83 page paper at the link.

ICG, 7 Jun 07: Georgia's South Ossetia Conflict: Make Haste Slowly