kavkasiis geografiuli garemo da mosaxleoba - Center for Social ...

number of disputes. Key domestic and cultural elements include the Soviet legacy, ethnic and
religious differences, instability of the current transnational period, the growing problem of
corruption, and increasing economic inequalities caused by the uneven distribution of wealth,
which often overlaps with competition of natural resources. International factors include the contest
for political and economic influence in the region by Russia, Turkey, Iran and the West.
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