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During the second week of August 2008 a local conflict in South Ossetia suddenly flared up into a conflagration on an international scale. Russia's decision to answer the Georgian attack on South Ossetia with a massive military intervention and to "punish" Georgia's wayward leadership triggered an international crisis. The brief analyzes collected here examine how the Caucasus crisis has been perceived in the most important affected states and international organizations, and outline the options that ensue.