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Abkhazia, Georgia and Russia: Future Prospects

... territories, and the restoration of Georgian sovereignty […] are the most important priorities of the country’s national security policy” (Ministry of Defense of Georgia 2012). In light of this, and due to Georgia’s increasing cooperation with NATO, Abkhazia, who sees its sovereignty threatened by Georgia, continues to turn to Russia for support. Thus, as long as the breakaway regions continue to work in Russia’s interests, it seems that the current status quo between the three states will continue....

24.02.2021

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5 Years After the 5-Day War, Everyone’s Learned Their Lessons

... major change in US policy would bring this issue back in focus. But so far events have been moving in the opposite direction. NATO’s extensive development, which masked the lack of a strategy in the 2000s, has given way to attempts to adapt the bloc ... ... than reunion for the sake of reunion. Russia’s most controversial postwar move was the recognition of the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. In the five years since, Russia has not convinced any major country to do the same and is unlikely ...

08.08.2013

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