All for One and One for All: Diplomatic Recognition of Kosovo, Abkhazia and South-Ossetia

... Both arguments are relevant, while Russia is ensuring the safety of Abkhazia and South-Ossetia, it also takes advantage of the geo-strategic location to increase Moscow's smart power in the whole Black Sea region. However, the United-States and the European Union are naïve to assume Georgia would be ready to re-integrate Abkhazia and South-Ossetia peacefully and should keep in mind the 1992 and 2008 politico-military crisis. From a humanitarian perspective, and contrary to Kosovo, inhabitants of Abkhazia and South-Ossetia must rely on a second citizenship (often Russian) to travel,...