CONFLICTS IN GEORGIA 1991-2008. "THE 2008 FIVE-DAY WAR "- A DIFFERENT CONFLICT FROM THE 1990S.
CONFLICTS IN GEORGIA 1991-2008. "THE 2008 FIVE-DAY WAR "- A DIFFERENT CONFLICT FROM THE 1990S.

Summary/Abstract: The ethnic conflicts in Georgia erupted at the beginning of the 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union and they are still not solved, creating problems not only for Georgia and its development, but also for the Black Sea region. The solution for such conflicts is in the best interests of Georgia and the Black Sea region, as well as of the European Union, because after the recent enlargement, the EU has two member countries from that region. Another issue is the security role Georgia can play by providing the corridor for energy resources from the basin of the Caspian Sea to Europe.The stereotype of these conflicts is that they exist in Georgia between different ethnic groups and become active from time to time. This article argues that the 2008 war was not an intrastate war which happened inside the country between different groups, but it had also two participants from the international system. This kind of war also happens because there is no other leverage which can be used by country "A" to maintain its influence on country "B" as it did in the past, thus provoking the military conflict between different identity (here: ethnic) groups and supporting the minorities who are controlled by country "A".

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