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Georgia Crisis about First Principles

August 19, 2008
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An all star panel of Georgian and American diplomatic thinkers agreed that resolving the conflict between Russia and Georgia is ultimately not about the fate of tiny Georgia but rather whether the West will demand adherence to its basic values: International borders are sacrosanct, especially in Europe; countries have a right to choose their own leaders; and any European democracy who meets NATO’s standards should be allowed to join the Alliance. 

Panelists:

  • Frederick Kempe, President and CEO of the Atlantic Council
  • H.E. David Bakradze, Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia (via video teleconference from Tbilisi)
  • Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns, Immediate Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
  • Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia and The United Nations
  • Ambassador Vasil Sikharulidze, Ambassador of Georgia to the United States

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Transcript:  Federal News Service [PDF]

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