The EU and Eurasian Union are gearing up for a coming clash in the - TopicsExpress



          

The EU and Eurasian Union are gearing up for a coming clash in the Caucasus, one which may replicate the far-reaching consequences of the competition over Ukraine. At the core of the oncoming crisis is that Georgia is moving towards the EU while Armenia is joining the Eurasian Union, with the bone of contention being that most of Armenian-Russian bilateral trade must traverse Georgian territory. While still a ways to go, as Georgia advances on its path to the EU, it will eventually have to enact a tariff border as it merges with the bloc, which could create a serious challenge for the flow of goods between Armenia and Russia. What may appear to be nothing more than an oncoming geo-economic obstacle may in fact be a preplanned form of asymmetrical destabilization against the Eurasian Union, and Moscow must find innovative ways to avoid falling into the ‘Reverse Brzezinski’ trap of militarily subduing Georgia. orientalreview.org/2015/01/12/the-coming-eu-eurasian-union-crisis-in-the-caucasus/
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 15:07:27 +0000

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