Russo-Georgia One Year On: From Reset to Repeat?

Russo-Georgia One Year On: From Reset to Repeat?

Is it reset or repeat?

This past week's rhetorical exchanges between Russia and the Republic of Georgia is a definite reminder that the complex political, historical and geographic issues at play in the Russo-Georgia War of August 2008 still plague both nations and affect Russia's relations throughout Europe.

Likewise, the "reset" of U.S.-Russian relations, touted by the Obama administration as a demonstrable change from Bush administration diplomacy, is, well, quite unsettled.

Take the U.S.-Russia "reset" first. The alleged "reset" of bilateral relations began last March with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's disastrous photo op, involving a large...