External Political Actors and Influences in the South Caucasus
Journal: Sociology and Anthropology
Year: 2016

The paper focuses on the means and forms of external influence on political regimes and state policies, mainly considering the case of the former Soviet republics of the South Caucasus, with special focus on Georgia. This topic is particularly interesting due to the specific vulnerabilities of the region with regards to such multiple factors of external influence as: complex geopolitical environment - due to the location at the crossroads and peripheries of important geopolitical regions; totali