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January-March 2010 JOURNAL OF EURASIAN STUDIES Volume II., Issue 1. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 2008, which was later strongly criticised by NATO and EU, would likely further intensify power rivalries in this strategic region. Conclusion The crisis in Trans-Caucasus needs to be seen from a broader East-West (Russia-West) confrontation in the former Soviet sphere. While Russia is accustomed to think the former Soviet space or ‘near abroad’ as its natural sphere of influence, the West has adopted a pro-active policy to woo the countries of the region into its fold in an attempt to diminish Russian influence and to have control over the energy resources in the region. Particularly, the countries like Georgia and Ukraine have recently become sore points between Russia and the West. Some other issues such as Kosovo, energy politics, and NATO’s eastward expansion have added to the tensions. In this background, it appears improbable that the South Ossetian crisis will be resolved soon. It is difficult for Georgia to confront the military might and petro-power of Russia. Probably that is understandably one reason for its closeness with the West. The Georgian case can be read as a test case between Russia and the West how to deal a conflict situation and to avoid the nemesis of the cold war. References Areshev, Andrei, 2007 “Unless the Whole of the Caucasus Catches Fire…,” Strategic Culture Foundation online magazine, 27 September. http://en.fondsk.ru/article.php?id=980. Dawisha, Adeed, 1995 “Introduction,” in Adeed Dawisha and Karen Dawisha, ed., The Making of Foreign Policy in Russia and the New States of Eurasia, New York: M. E. Sharpe. Fuller, Liz, 2007 “Georgian Preterm Presidential Election: A Concession or Calculated Risk?,” RFE/RL Caucasus Report, 10(27), 15 November. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty News line, 2007, 11(176), 21 September. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty News line, 2007, 11(207), 7 November. Socor, Vladimir, 2007 “Caspian Summit Envisions Creation of Regional Institutions,” Eurasian Daily Monitor, 4(194), 19 October. Souders, Brian V. and Roger E. Kanet, 1994 “An Emerging Inter-State System: Russia and the Other Former Republics of the USSR,” in P. L. Dash, ed., Russian Dilemma: The Ethnic Aftermath, Cuttack: Aryan Prakashan. Valdez, Jonathan, 1995 “The Near Abroad, the West, and National Identity in Russian Foreign Policy,” in Adeed Dawisha and Karen Dawisha, ed., The Making of Foreign Policy in Russia and the New States of Eurasia, New York: M. E. Sharpe. _____________________________________________________________________________________ © Copyright Mikes International 2001-2010 134
January-March 2010 JOURNAL OF EURASIAN STUDIES Volume II., Issue 1. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Z. TÓTH, Csaba Abduction of Europe "The federation of Europe is the only hope we have" — Lord Robert Cecil of Chelwood, 1897. 1 In searching for the sources of the European unification process following the World War II, I came upon an unprecedented book in 2003, published in New York at the beginning of 1899. In the light of this book it is imperative to review among other things the popularizing concepts about the antecedents of the European Union. The author of the book is almost totally unknown in the present time, even for the educated public. William Thomas Stead (1849-1912), a reputed journalist and editor of his age, but first and foremost a founding member of the Rhodes-Milner group. 2 This latter gives prophetical weight to his statements and questions. The “seer” W. T. Stead, editor-in-chief, Review of Reviews, and the title page of ´The United States of Europe´ of Stead This is an abridged version of the review published in Országépítő, 2004/1. 1 David Cecil, The Cecils of Hatfield House: An English Ruling Family (Boston, MA 1973); cited in: James Bruggeman, The Political and Occult Connections www.historicist.com/history/19thcent.htm 2 The W. T. Stead Resource Site, www.attackingthedevil.co.uk/index.html, and the two basic book of Carroll Quigley in the net: John Hancock Institute for International Finance http://www.libertyparkusafd.org/lp/Hancock/CD- ROMS/GlobalFederation\World Trade Federation - 98 - Tragedy and Hope.html, and: http://www.libertyparkusafd.org/lp/Hancock/CD-ROMS/GlobalFederation\World Trade Federation - 136 - The Anglo- American Establishment.html _____________________________________________________________________________________ © Copyright Mikes International 2001-2010 135
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