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RECOGNITION OF ENCLAVES BY RUSSIA: WHY SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKHAZIA NOT NAGORNO-KARABAKH?
Russian Federation officially recognized South Ossetia and Abkhazia as an independent states on 29 August 2008 after abstaining itself from recognition of this Georgian enclaves for about 17 years. Suddenness of this decision surprised
Read More »EVENTS IN UKRAINE SYMBOLIZE THE ULTIMATE VICTORY OF THE WEST
Never mind the successful perception management efforts in the media; what has been happening in Ukraine symbolizes the ultimate victory of the West (USA), not Russia. Russia geopolitically lost what it has already got
Read More »SOUTH CAUCASUS: PRESSING ASPECTS OF NEW GEOPOLITICAL DYNAMICS
Vilnius Summit of the European Union and Russia’s reinvigorated diplomatic performance on the post-Soviet space had accelerated geopolitical processes. Struggle for geopolitical influence, waged among the big powers, reached the new heights. Features of
Read More »BIDZINA IVANISHVILI: BILLIONAIRE BUSINESSMAN – PRIME MINISTER?
Georgia’s richest person Bidzina Ivanishvili serves as the country’s prime Minister since 25 December 2012. On several occasions, Ivanishvili has declared his intention to quit the job after the presidential elections in the country on 27 October, 2013;
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