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The Caucasus Region

Explaining the complicated politics of the region at the border of Europe and Asia

An exploration of why The Caucasus are described as 'three inside three inside three'. Russia, Iran and Turkey are the outside powers which hold sway over the region, then there are the 3 independent countries of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia. Within these countries are 3 conflict zones which have produced breakaway territories.

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8 minutes

大象传媒 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project