The Caucasus region: From periphery to the focal point of international affairs
The paper is focused upon the transformation of the Caucasus region from periphery to the focal point of the Eurasian, European and Transatlantic security. The author examines the basic reasons of the stirring up of the different states (USA, Turkey, Iran), the integration communities (European Union) and international organizations (OSCE, NATO and UN) in the Caucasus since the USSR dissolution. Special attention is paid to the Russia's position and its desire to keep the exclusive role in the Caucasus geopolitics. The author lays stress on the main stages' content of the Caucasus policies of the key international actors.