It is no longer a two-way tug-of-war between two small post-Soviet republics, but part of an Armenia-Turkey-Azerbaijan triangle. This triangle is the direct consequence of the process of normalization between Armenia and Turkey, which began when both countries’ presidents met at a football game.
对于格鲁吉亚和俄罗斯来说，其中一方所拥有的不成比例的规模、权势与实力，已足以遏止暴力的重现；而且，这一问题并不涉及盘根错节的联盟关系：格鲁吉亚并非北约成员国，而美国显然也不会为格鲁吉亚而与俄国开战。