Russian Security Priorities in Near Eurasia

... create new difficulties for Russia, comparable to those that we are now seeing emanating from the West. The same goes for the South Caucasus region, which is now very likely on the verge of major changes because of the long-standing conflict between Armenia ... ... European allies is not a product of their own capabilities, but of the use of these territories as a base for American policy in Eurasia. Summing up, we can say that while in the case of Ukraine and perhaps even the Baltic states, Russia is dealing with a ...