Military Development in Transcaucasia: an Arms Race?
... Source: compiled by author Potential Outcomes for Transcaucasian Rearmament wikipedia.org Russian 102nd Military Base in Gyumri, Armenia The above data clearly indicate that between 2000 and 2010, Transcaucasian countries stepped up their weaponization programs and have considerably exceeded their CFE quotas. However, this can hardly be called an arms race. This dynamic rearmament rather reflects overall trends specific to all CIS... ... to refurbish the outdated and obsolete arsenals they inherited from the USSR. As for Azerbaijan, it appears to be replicating the strategies of the affluent monarchies of...