Since the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, Western policymakers have worked earnestly to prevent Russian President Vladimir Putin from instigating new military campaigns in Eastern Europe and the post-Soviet region. Even though Western containment efforts have reduced the likelihood of Russian military aggression against NATO member states, US policymakers have made a critical mistake by paying little attention to Russia’s destabilizing conduct in the South Caucasus.
Russia’s frequent border adjustments in Georgia, strengthened hegemony over Armenia and diplomatic overtures towards Azerbaijan underscore the importance of the South Caucasus as a theater of power projection for Moscow. The United States’ neutrality …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
