OP-ED
Brian Whitmore: An anniversary of a warning
Russian peacekeepers leave their posts not far from Zugdidi on September 13, 2008.
Eight years ago today, the Putin doctrine was born. Eight years ago today, the Kremlin learned what it could get away with in its neighborhood. Eight years ago today, Moscow proved it could pretty much flout international rules and norms with impunity. Eight years ago today, Russia invaded Georgia. And in many ways, that five-day war fought in the summer of 2008 was a harbinger. In many ways, it was a prologue to the world we are living in today.
