Chinese Octopus: How China Is Taking Over the Post-Soviet Space

... Middle-East, Georgia is China’s gateway to the European and Russian markets, while its Belt and Road Initiative (formerly known as OBOR) aims to connect the continents to increase trade. In this context, and although not constituting official axes of the new ... ... going through Turkmenistan, Iran, Armenia and Georgia. Ruslan Mamedov, Olga Pylova: On the Road to “Strategic Depth” in the Black Sea Region As underlined during the South Caucasus Security Forum 2019 in Tbilisi, Georgia remains committed to NATO and ...