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• When the US wanted to put together a pho…

  
  Talk Islam — Authority: 494
  When the US wanted to put together a phony ‘coalition of the willing’ it turned to tiny rent-a-nations like Palau. When the Russians wanted to do the same thing with the piece they carved out of Georgia, they trot out sovereign entities such as the island nation of Nauru. Impoverished Nauru, all 21 square ...
  5 days ago

• Headlines You Dont See Every Day

  
  Eternal Remont: — Authority: 133
  "France Concerned Over Nauru’s Caucasus Policy" Sometimes, the headline is more interesting than the story. Do we have the makings of a great new rivalry for the Winter Olympics? (Thanks Igor!)
  6 days ago

• World Briefing | Europe: A Diplomatic Advance for South Ossetia

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 900
  The tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru has established diplomatic relations with South Ossetia, becoming the fourth country to regard the separatist enclave as a sovereign country, rather than part of Georgia.
  6 days ago

• Russia to Pay Nauru $50M to Recognize South Ossetia

  
  The Other Russia — Authority: 469
  Russia is planning to pay the island nation of Nauru tens of millions of dollars to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states, reported Kommersant on Monday. According to the report, which cited unnamed sources, Russia was considering paying Nauru up to 50 million dollars, which the island had ...
  1 week ago

• Abkhaz election highlights the need to reappraise thinking on Georgias breakaway regions

  
  Three Thousand Versts of Loneliness — Authority: 471
  Abkhazia goes to the polls on Saturday in order to elect its president and the contest is likely to be dominated by two contenders who last went head to head four years ago. Sergei Bagapsh is the current incumbent and Raul Khadzhimba is his main challenger and the current prime minister. The Black Sea region, ...
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• Medvedev Gets Expanded Authority to Send Troops Abroad

  
  The Other Russia — Authority: 469
  The upper house of Russia’s parliament is set to give President Dmitri Medvedev increased personal authority over the use of armed forces abroad, reported Interfax on Wednesday. The president had asked the parliamentary Federation Council the day before for an expansion of his authority to deploy troops on foreign ...
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• The Great Game: U.S., NATO War In Afghanistan Fifty or more countries in a single war theater

  
  War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority: 532
  The Great Game: U.S., NATO War In Afghanistan Fifty or more countries in a single war theater by Rick Rozoff Stop NATO The U.S. (and Britain) began bombing the Afghan capital of Kabul on October 7, 2001 with Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from warships and submarines and bombs dropped from warplanes and ...
  2 weeks ago

• NEWS: RFE/RL Caucasus Report - 12/4/2009 (rferl.org)

  
  GEORGIA & SOUTH CAUCASUS — Authority: 131
  A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the countries of the South Caucasus and Russias North Caucasus region. For more stories on the Caucasus, please visit and bookmark our Caucasus page . Who Will Be Daghestans Next President? The political situation in Daghestan is arguably both more complex, and more ...
  2 weeks ago

• NATO urges Georgia to improve relations with neighbours

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Brussels, Dec 4 (DPA) Georgia should improve its ties with its neighbours to boost its own security, while Russia should withdraw its support for the breakaway Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, NATO foreign ministers said.Georgia fought a brief but bitter war with its neighbour Russia in August 2008, ...
  2 weeks ago

• November 28 in history

  
  Homepaddock — Authority: 549
  On November 28: 1520 Three ships under the command of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first Europeans to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. 1582 William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway paid a £40 bond for their marriage licence. 1628   John Bunyan , ...
  3 weeks ago

• A Brief History of (Abkhazian) Time

  
  Blogactiv - EU Blog Platform — Authority: 152
  The following has been submitted to Blogactiv by Bruce Talley. 2008 Events The August 2008 conflict in South Ossetia was the first time that many in the West were aware of either South Ossetia or Abkhazia. Both regions fought bloody wars of independence with Georgia in the aftermath of the breakup of the Soviet ...
  4 weeks ago

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