Archivo categoría «Cáucaso»
By Ana Palacio and Daniel Twining, the former foreign minister of Spain and an Oxford-based consultant to the German Marshall Fund of the United States, respectively. (THE WASHINGTON POST, 11/03/06):
Since 2003, democratic revolutions in Ukraine and Georgia have dealt strategic blows to the ambition of Russia’s leaders to reconstitute the former Soviet empire by retaining political and military suzerainty over their weaker neighbors. But Russia’s imperial pretensions along its periphery linger.
Calls from the elected presidents of Georgia and Ukraine for a united Europe stretching “from the Atlantic to the Caspian” should embolden Europe and the United States … Seguir leyendo
Europe Briefing N°38 (CRISIS GROUP, 19/04/05):
OVERVIEW
President Mikheil Saakashvili’s announcement of a peace initiative in January 2005 was a positive step towards the peaceful resolution of the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict.[1] The measures proposed go in the right direction and match many Crisis Group recommendations[2] but little has actually been done. Without immediate and visible steps to back up President Saakashvili’s words — beginning by seriously addressing the refugee and displaced persons issue in order to build some mutual confidence before plunging directly into status questions — there is a real danger that Georgia and South Ossetia could blunder into … Seguir leyendo
Europe Report N°159 (CRISIS GROUP, 26/11/04):
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A precarious peace is back in place between Georgia and South Ossetia after the long-frozen conflict nearly became a hot war again and drew in Russia when dozens were killed in August 2004 fighting. President Saakashvili tried to break a twelve-year deadlock and take another step to restore Georgia’s territorial integrity by undermining the regime in Tskhinvali, but seriously miscalculated. A more comprehensive approach is needed to resolve this conflict peacefully. The onus is on Georgia, with help from its international partners, to increase the security and confidence of people living in … Seguir leyendo
La difícil vecindad entre Rusia y Georgia. Félix Stanevsky fue embajador de Rusia en Georgia (LA NACION, 06/01/04).
Europe Report N°151(CRISIS GROUP, 03/12/03):
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Georgia’s political crisis, which climaxed in the forced resignation of President Eduard Shevardnadze on 23 November 2003, is not over yet and could still lead to violence and the country’s disintegration. Georgia, in other words, is still pre-conflict, not post-conflict, and exceptional international action is required to contain the potential for chaos. Washington, which quietly supported what U.S. media called the “Rose Revolution”, has promised aid for organisation of the presidential election on 4 January 2004, as has the European Union; other donors should follow suit, and the international community should maintain this … Seguir leyendo