POSITION OF GEORGIA AND INFLUENCE OF KARABAKH CONFLICT ON REGIONAL SECURITY

Abstract

In 2020, the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia broke out again in Nagorno Karabakh. Consequently, there were a number of battles due to worsening situation. Both sides try to get military advantage by getting their “allies” involved into the battle.

A level of Importance of neighbor states’ positions into that conflict was too high, especially Russian Federation and Turkey who were concerned as sides of conflict. Those two states were actively involved with political and military power in Karabakh’s war.

Result of this war vas vitally important to South Caucasian states’ regional security and future in general.

There was an assumption if the war had continued for a long, South Caucasus would have become a hot spot in region. Also, it’s being considered that situation was tensioned in the Middle East as well which might have had affected on situation in our region.
As I mentioned above, besides Armenia and Azerbaijan there were two neighbor countries Turkey and Russia, considered as conflict sides. They were trying to take advantage in that conflict and spread their influence in region more. It must be underlined that Russia got a good chance to re-activation in Caucasian region. For that Karabakh war was one of the best chances. However Turkey’s position was counter wise and against Russia’s will to get more influence over Caucasus. Turkey had its own interests in Region and tried hard to use this conflict to weaken Russia’s positions and spread its own.

It’s important to mention that Georgia’s position as a neutral state was quite different from involved countries; therefore, Georgia’s interests were different from Turkey’s and Russia’s goals. Personally for Georgia, Russia’s influence is a huge disadvantage because RF has occupied more than 20% of Georgia.

Georgia came up many times with a message to cease fire and solve conflict peacefully.