Motives other than energy. According to certain observers, what set off the dramatic events in Georgia was, once again, the issue of energy, which has sparked so many conflicts elsewhere. This time, however, there was no reason in any way related to energy for the Georgian President to begin hostilities, since, from the energy point of view, his country was sitting nicely: the only route for gas and oil from the Caspian Sea region to the EU, without going through Russia (until such time as...