The current crisis in the Caucasus does not mark the return of the Cold War, nor is it likely to mark the start of open warfare between Russia and the West; it is, more simply, the return of the traditional imperialism practiced by the Russian Empire more than a century ago.
高加索当前的危机并不表明冷战的回归，也不大可能表明俄国和西方之间开始公开的战争。更为可能的是，它表明的是俄帝国在一个多世纪以前所实行的传统帝国主义回归。