| ID | 118738 |
| Title Proper | International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia |
| Other Title Information | a (de) stabilizing factor in the Caucasus |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Amelina, Yana |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The August 2008 war and recognition, on 26 August, 2008, of the independence of the Republic of Abkhazia and the Republic of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation and, later, by several other countries created a new situation in the Greater Caucasus, which many of the regional and world geopolitical players have found unpalatable. Their active efforts to change the new reality run up against the recognition of independence of these two states, which Russia cannot revoke without losing its international prestige and influence in the Caucasus right up to possible secession of the Northern Caucasus. The above-mentioned players have no choice but to use force to liquidate the republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia; if this happens, complete and final destabilization of the Caucasus will be inevitable. |
| `In' analytical Note | Central Asia and the Caucasus Vol. 13, No.3; 2012: p.7-13 |
| Journal Source | Central Asia and the Caucasus Vol. 13, No.3; 2012: p.7-13 |
| Key Words | Abkhazia ; South Ossetia ; Russia ; Greater Caucasus ; Geopolitics ; Social Reforms ; Tbilisi |