... insignificant. A victory for the radicals in Syria would become a reliable instrument in the hands of the United States to keep in suspense not only Washington’s allies in Europe, Israel and the Gulf countries, but also to destabilise Central Asia and the Caucasus.
The secular regimes of all countries in this region neighbouring Russia would be under threat. It’s well-known that a significant number of extremist recruits from Central Asia participated in radical groups in Syria and Iraq. Thus, Russia has once again fulfilled its mission as the main supplier of security for ...
... territory of the single state. One should keep in mind that going beyond the post-Soviet political geography was primarily
determined
by the situation in the Caucasus: among radical Jihadis fighting in the Middle East were quite a few natives of the Russian North Caucasus republics, of Azerbaijan and Georgia.
Whatever international security problems are put at the forefront today, thereby overshadowing the Caucasus challenges, this region retains its independent significance. The armed conflicts that accompanied ...
... Chinese tourists and investors in honey and wine industry while Transnistria would like to export more cognac in Asian markets.
Zachary Paikin:
Orders Within Orders: A New Paradigm for Greater Eurasia
From a macroeconomic perspective, the West and Russia should keep in mind the whole population in the South Caucasus is no more than an average city in continental China. While the European Union and Russia are struggling with the political and economic crisis, China is having an impressive budget and a strong appetite for all kind of goods.
China and the post-Soviet ...
..., 2018, RIAC hosted a meeting with representatives of the International Crisis Group on security issues in Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.
The following issues were discussed in the course of the event: the current state of relations between Russia and the EU, the role of international organizations in the management of crises in the Black Sea and Caucasus regions, and prospects for economic interaction between the states.
International Crisis Group was represented by Magdalena Grono, Program Director for Europe and Central Asia, Katharine Quinn-Judge and Anna Arutunyan, Senior ICG Analysts.
Andrey ...
... demonstrates solidarity and shares Ankara’s concerns on its energy needs and tries to overcome this tension with a possible mediation in Turkey-Russia crisis. Time will show soon whether the “realpolitik” made a comeback again in Turkish-Russian relations, beginning not only in the Middle East politics, but also in the South Caucasus because of the region’s close neighborhood to both actors.
... the Russian edition // In B. Coppieters’ Federalism and Conflict in the Caucasus. Moscow. Carnegie Moscow Center. 2002, p. 4 [in Russian]
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. Аntonenko О. Uncertainty: Russia and the Conflict over Abkhazia // Statehood and Security: Georgia after the Rose Revolution. Ed. Bruno Coppieters and Robert Legvold. – Cambridge, MA: 2005. – Pp.208-217.
S.M. Markedonov. Referred ...
