The number one threat: The Bear

While the shooting may have ostensibly stopped, the war in cyberspace continues. Indeed, Russia may have held a dress rehearsal in cyberspace before the Georgia War began. As early as July 20, distributed denial of service, or D.D.O.S., attacks against Georgian sites were underway. This would go further to undermine any claim by Russia to humanitarian intervention in South Ossetia. The International Criminal Court at The Hague has not ruled out an investigation into the Georgia conflict and what has gone on there. But the Georgia War may really have been driven by Russia's bent feelings over not being taken seriously since the end of the cold war. That may have had the unintended consequence of bringing Russian-American relations right back where they started a mere 7 years ago.