Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Senior Fellow Amb. David Smith says friendly overtures from the US and EU toward Georgia bear watching. In a recent issue of the Georgian publication 24 Saati, he notes that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton have all visited Georgia in recent weeks and professed their support. Amb. Smith writes that western nations have security and energy interests in the region, at the same time that quiet skepticism may be growing about Russia's motives. "In contrast," he writes, "Georgia is looking better." But how far will western nations go to back up their newfound friend if Russia decides to intervene? Click below to read the article in full.