GEOPOLITICS AND TERRORISM IN NORTH CAUCASUS Igor Dolmatov http://en.fondsk.ru/article.php?id=1480 22.07.2008 Transcaucasia (South Caucasus) is a major conflict zone in the post-Soviet space. Russia's inaction in the Caucasus, especially in the 1900ies, left a vacuum of influence in the region, and the void was promptly filled by the West. The US established a strategic foothold in Georgia, and the same can be expected to happen in Azerbaijan. Efforts are being made continuously to alter the geopolitical orientation of Armenia. Under the circumstances, the unrecognized Republics - Abkhazia, Karabakh, and South Ossetia - became Russia's natural allies. Georgia led by Saakashvili escalates the tensions in the zones of the Georgian-Abkhazian and Georgian-Ossetian conflicts in line with the policy pursued by Washington. The...
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