OP-ED: Bullies of the Caucasus, By THOMAS DE WAAL, WALL STREET JOURNAL EUROPE, May 14, 2008

POST: Use Connectivity to Win Abkhazia, Coming Anarchy

What I find fascinating here: "sub-nations" negotiating political associations on the basis of which nation/multination offers the most appealing connectivity package.

Don't laugh. It's happened plenty of times in the past. I'm just talking about it becoming more explicit and competitive.