tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post6457126913852995835..comments2024-03-27T20:37:08.065+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: GeorgiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-6852334439899795602008-08-09T20:42:00.000+02:002008-08-09T20:42:00.000+02:00Sven,Much agreed that Ukraine is the place to real...Sven,<BR/><BR/>Much agreed that Ukraine is the place to really watch; of course (it goes without saying) Russia will never, not ever, willingly let Ukraine join and become integrated into NATO. <BR/><BR/>As to Georgia, well it's caught between a rock and a hard place anyway, and by attacking South Ossetia, it has played straight into Russia's hands. Bad for Georgia needless to say, but I would add that the possibility of Russian control of at least a portion of the territory through which the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline passes should not be completely discounted, or its implications underestimated (nor overestimated on the other hand). Within the overall context of Russia's near-dominance of oil and gas supplies to Europe, a Russian ability to control or at least disrupt the BCT pipeline more or less at will further consolidates Russian leverage over Europe's will and ability to formulate and to execute independent policies.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>NorfolkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-42650132758988336172008-08-09T14:20:00.000+02:002008-08-09T14:20:00.000+02:00Georgia is interesting as a state between two bloc...Georgia is interesting as a state between two blocs, but is not in a geostrategic really interesting position.<BR/>The same applies to Ukraine, which is bigger and more important.<BR/><BR/>Dozens of countries are as interesting like Georgia, it's really nothing special.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-30036475389112434482008-08-09T12:33:00.000+02:002008-08-09T12:33:00.000+02:00How much value does your "opinion" have, when you ...How much value does your "opinion" have, when you did not even include the region in your equally vacuous geostrategy post?<BR/>Maybe you can edit the previous post to appear more prescient?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com