The guns of August 2008 Russia's war in Georgia /

Table of Contents: “…The paradox of living in paradise : Georgia's descent into chaos / Thomas Goltz -- Georgian-Russian relations in the 1990s / Thornike Gordadze -- The Russian leadership's preparation for war, 1999-2008 / Andrei Illarionov -- Georgia's Rose Revolution : the break with the past / Niklas Nilsson -- From neglect to duress : the West and the Georgian crisis before the 2008 war / Stephen Blank -- The Saakashvili administration's reaction to Russian policies before the 2008 war / David Smith -- From Sukhumi to Tskhinvali : the path to war in Georgia / Johanna Popjanevski -- After August 7 : the escalation of the Russia-Georgia war / Pavel Felgenhauer -- Defining victory and defeat : the information war between Russia and Georgia / Paul Goble -- The external implications of the Russia-Georgia war / James Sherr.…”
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