... the dividing lines between the former Soviet republics. In essence, the process of NATO expansion was halted in this region because of the emergence of new post-Soviet... ... focus of geopolitical confrontation between the West (the U.S. and its EU allies) and Russia has shifted from the Caucasus to the Middle East and Ukraine since 2014-2015... ... cooperation” in the Caucasus despite a complete incompatibility of their positions regarding Georgia’s NATO membership. The OSCE Minsk Group on the Karabakh settlement, co-chaired...
Abkhazia continues to act as a roadblock for Georgian integration into Western structures
After the Abkhaz ... ... and the subsequent recognition of the state’s independence by Russia and a handful of other countries. This occurred in the background ... ... turn towards the West, and its long-term aspirations to join the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Given ... ... showed that 82% of those asked support the EU and 74% support NATO membership (
Agenda.GE
2020).
The EU itself does not pose ...
... international security problems that overshadow Caucasus challenges, the region retains its independent significance
In late 2016, the Russian International Affairs Council published
The Evolution of the Post-Soviet Space: Past, Present and Future
, a major anthology ... ... was the Caucasus that saw the precedent of changed borders between the former Soviet republics.
It was in the Caucasus that Georgia, in its bid for NATO membership, held a referendum on acceding to the alliance and over two-thirds of Georgians voted for accession. Consequently,...
The European Union is taking up a defensive position. This is not isolationism ... ... decrease in any desire to project power, including soft power. For Russia-EU relations, this will mean a period in which any kind ... ... of weeks and welcomed Russia back into its fold.
And over in Georgia, mass protests sparked by the ill-fated appearance of a ... ... bringing together everyone, making it the lowest common denominator. Now it’s needed not to force members to obey certain norms,...
A series of Russian civil-military concepts can create great benefits for Europe, the Middle East ... ..., the three Baltic countries, former members of the Soviet Union, became members of NATO, an alliance directed against Russia. And contrary to their official status as... ... economic development in other countries like China and India, or even Brazil and Mexico.
Georgia
The situation in Georgia cannot be solved by force. Years ago, the US engineered...
