Download or read book Crisis in the Caucasus: Russia, Georgia and the West written by Paul B. Rich and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays by a series of academic specialists examines the crisis stemming from the Russian invasion of Georgia in August 2008 from a range of standpoints. The chapters probe the geopolitical and strategic dimensions of the crisis as well as the longer term military and diplomatic implications for Europe and the central Asian region. The collection will be of major importance to students of Russia and Eastern Europe, military analysts as well as journalists and politicians concerned with what some observers have termed a "new cold war" between Russia and the West. This book was published as a special issue of Small Wars and Insurgencies.