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Article: A fearful calm in the Caucasus. (Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- November 11, 1995
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A sort of peace has come to one of the world's bloodier regions. Will it last?
LIKE three brawling drunkards, the republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgin by their more powerful neighbours, particularly Russia, the noisy trio of the Caucasus have lurched from one ethnic conflict, coup or rebellion to the next.
At a crossroads between Europe and Asia, Russia and the Middle East, the Caucasus region's strategic importance often seems as much a curse as an asset. What is new is that, over the past year, outsiders have begun to discern a flicker of hope that the region may calm down. Armenia is being perked up by a rich and vigorous diaspora, ...