The Caucasus: Out of Tune

... interference (or at least the tacit support of powerful external forces) [6] . The conflict has its roots in this distrust of the Abkhazians and South Ossetians of the West, of international institutions and of security guarantees from them. This explains the geopolitical choice of these de facto entities in favor of Russia. Accordingly, the understanding of the “Caucasus concert” by Sukhumi and Tskhinvali does not coincide with that outlined by Tbilisi. flickr.com / Pierre Sergei ...