The ongoing crisis in the Caucasus is intimately related to the control over energy pipeline and transportation corridors.
There is evidence that the Georgian attack on South Ossetia on August 7 was carefully planned. High level consultations were held with US and NATO officials in the months preceding the attacks.
The attacks on South Ossetia were carried out one week after the completion of extensive US - Georgia war games (July 14-31st, 2008). They were also preceded US-Georgia war games (July 15- 31, 2008) and by high level meetings held under GUAM, a US-NATO sponsored regional military alliance.
The Eurasian Corridor: Pipeline Geopolitics and the New Cold War
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