EURASIANET INSIGHT

Medvedev: A Pause for Peace?
BY ELIZABETH OWEN AND GIORGI LOMSADZE
Faced with a growing international outcry against Russia's invasion of Georgia, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has pledged to withdraw Russian troops. The announcement comes amid ongoing reports of Russian troop movements and destruction of Georgian infrastructure.

Peace Plan Signed, But Russian Forces Appear to Advance
As Russian forces reportedly made steady advances within Georgia, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili signed a six-point plan for a lasting peace agreement with Russia. How long the agreement will last remains a weak point, however.

Georgia: Russia Keeps West Guessing About its Intentions
BY GIORGI LOMSADZE
Russian troops sent mixed signals August 14 on honoring a deal to ease the Georgian conflict. Conditions inside the Caucasus state remained volatile, while on the international front, the prospect of a breakdown in US-Russian relations grew.

Azerbaijan: Baku Eyes Georgia Violence with Caution
BY SHAHIN ABBASOV
Public sentiment in Azerbaijan is clearly on the side of neighboring Georgia, but the Azerbaijani government is treading lightly, not wanting to do or say anything that might provoke Russia. Baku, which is intent on recovering its own separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, is concerned about how the fighting in Georgia will impact the fates of Georgia's break-away entities of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Azerbaijani leaders and energy executives are also trying to play it safe concerning oil and natural gas pipelines that cross Georgian territory.