The Caucasus: Between East and West
... interests of ‘passengers’. Sergei Melkonian, Jason Wahlang: India in the South Caucasus: Implications for Russia, Iran and Turkey So far, the key problem in the Caucasus could be the lack of regional integration. The Transcaucasian countries have different ... ... and complex dilemmas for the future. Meanwhile, the roots of vigorous external interference in the Caucasus affairs (both from Russia, the West and countries of the East) lie in the lack of intra-regional unity. Even if we assume the success of Armenia’s drift to the West, this does not remove the problematic situation, as there are traces of Georgia correcting its rigid pro-Western course. Azerbaijan does not intend to get embedded in any structured integrations, preferring ...