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review of seven different scholars notion regarding the issue of Russia's intervention in republic of Georgia and Russia's policy toward republic of Georgia

Running Head : Russia 's Intervention in and Policy toward the Republic of Georgia

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Russia 's Intervention in and Policy toward Republic Of Georgia

Introduction

The conflict between Russia and former member states of the now defunct Soviet Union has never been limited to one cause but a host of causes While these conflicts have varied and taken on different trends , the conflict between Russia and Georgia is one that has been long running and whose basis ranges from

issues of policy to national security . The intervention of Russia in Georgia in 2008 was perhaps the hallmark of the extent the country is willing to go just to see to it that its policies are indeed implemented as desired . This paper critically analyses the views of seven different scholars on the subject of Russia 's intervention in Georgia and the policy that it has toward its smaller neighbor

Summary and Analysis of the Different Viewpoints

Mankoff (2009 ) in the book Russian foreign policy : the return of great power politics is of the view that the Russia-Georgia conflict has been largely an issue of dominance rather than that of expression of military might . Ever since the collapse of the Soviet Union , Russia has been on a campaign to ensure that it exerts as much dominance over not only Georgia but all of the former members of the Soviet Union . The main aim has been to ensure that these states do not get...

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