Geopolitics on the rise

The conflict in the Caucasus prompts the conservative newspaper Magyar Nemzet to predict a global increase in geopolitical conflicts. "It is obvious that only on the surface is this crisis about South Ossetia and Georgia. It is really about the conflict between the great powers - in this case Washington and Moscow - for influence. ... Geopolitics is resuming a leading role on the international stage. The events along that axis that stretches from the Middle East to the Caspian region are testimony to this. The military scenarios in Afghanistan and Iraq, American pressure on Iran and the current conflict in the Caucasus belong in this context. Georgia is just a figure on this chess board - however as the current conflict shows - not just a pawn. ... The Kremlin is doing nothing different in the Caucasus today to what the United States did in 1999 in the Balkans. Back then the US prepared for a military battle against Serbia. The Kosovo script is being played out once more. It serves as a precedent and provides Russia with a basis for military intervention."

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