The Georgian-Russian war became a momentous event as it caused other countries to revise Russia’s role in world politics, the practice of conflict management, and other factors. The war has produced a new situation, which requires a comprehensive analysis of the roles of other regional actors, above all Turkey.
The principles of the Helsinki Final Act on the inviolability of frontiers and territorial integrity indicate beyond doubt that these principles are applicable to relations between states, while the principle of the right to self-determination applies to relations between a state and a self-determining entity that exists within its borders.
The Georgian-Russian war became a momentous event as it caused other countries to revise Russia’s role in world politics, the practice of conflict management, and other factors. The war has produced a new situation, which requires a comprehensive analysis of the roles of other regional actors, above all Turkey.
The principles of the Helsinki Final Act on the inviolability of frontiers and territorial integrity indicate beyond doubt that these principles are applicable to relations between states, while the principle of the right to self-determination applies to relations between a state and a self-determining entity that exists within its borders.
When the Baltic countries entered NATO and the European Union a couple of years ago, many thought it was the end of the centuries-old "red line." Euro-Atlantic organizations had crossed into the former Russian and Soviet empires.
In September 2004, the Russian city of Novgorod hosted an international conference entitled Russia at the Turn of the Century: Hopes and Reality. Its organizers were the RIA Novosti news agency, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Russia in Global Affairs, and The Moscow Times.