Russia’s victory in Georgia: a blow to US military and diplomatic efforts in the Caucuses

By Ardain IsmaCSMS Magazine Staff writer When the Georgian troops crossed into South Ossetia last Friday and quickly overran Tskhinvali, the capital of the breakaway province, the president of Georgia, Mikhail Saakashvili, was applauded like a super...

Was the arrest of Rodovan Karadzic last week enough to heal the suffering in Bosnia?

CSMS Magazine Staff WritersThe announcement last week of the capture of Radovan Karadzic, the man the media and most people in Bosnia blame for the bloody siege which pinned down the city of Sarajevo for 44 months, was indeed a major event. Rodovan Karadzic...

Iraqi militiamen dealt a colossal blow to the Maliki government in Basra

By Bill Van Auken  To what extent will we know the true behind the carnage that took place last week in the Iraqi southern city of Basra? God only knows. But the outcome is clear: Nouri al-Maliki, the Iraki prime minister, had to swallow a humiliating...