Who Says The Cold War Is Over?

Media coverage of the Olympics is likely to crowd out news of other world events for the next couple weeks, including the escalating war between Russia and Georgia. After years of turning inward (and becoming increasingly authoritarian), Russia seems ready to flex its muscles again. It will never regain its former superpower status, but with its substantial stockpiles of oil, natural gas, and nukes, Russia can still throw its weight around; a fact that is probably causing plenty of Western diplomats to lose sleep tonight.