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Aug 23 2012
'Caucasus Remains A Complicated Tangle Of Security Concerns'
Thursday, 23 August 2012 12:56
A bimonthly American magazine of politics, economics, and ideas,
Foreign Policy, has published a report titled "Security and Conflict
in the Caucasus region, not frozen' by the Head of the Armed Forces of
the United States in Europe, Gen. Mark Hertling.
The report says that `The Caucasus -- that historical causeway of
conflict between Europe and the Middle East -- remains a complicated
tangle of security concerns. Ethnic tensions still affect long
standing territorial disputes, internally displaced indigenous people
align with or oppose powerful diasporas, and an increasing nouveau
riche -- an oil-fueled minority upper class -- is growing in an area
once known only for desperate poverty.'
Concerning the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Hertling writes that `while
the Minsk Group spearheads the OSCE's efforts to find a political
solution to the conflict in and around Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia and
Azerbaijan both remain frustrated with the lack of political resolve.'
`European Command's strategy of Theater Security Cooperation -- and
USAREUR's contribution as part of that strategy in training and
exercising with the militaries and engaging with military and
political leaders -- is bearing significant results. The four nations
(Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey) that make up "the GAAT" are
integrating forces in NATO out of theatre and peacekeeping operations
in places like Afghanistan and Kosovo, and the potential for peaceful
management of the region's substantial security challenges is
improving,' the author says.
`Having seen the potential for conflict, and the continued methods of
resolving conflict, I am excited about the future of security and
conflict resolution in the Caucuses... Each country is, in different
capacities, building a base of military professionalism and reform,
and is ensuring a more peaceful security for their nations.
The Caucasus' position as a geographical, cultural, and political
epicenter means that movements -positive and negative -- in Georgia,
Armenia, and Azerbaijan reverberate well beyond the local region. With
America's continued support, the Caucuses will remain a source of
stable, reliable, interoperable partners who are the foundation of
future regional and global security,' according to report.
Lieutenant General Mark Hertling is the current Commanding General,
U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army, where he is responsible for
training U.S. Army Soldiers and units for Contingency and Full
Spectrum Operations, enhancing Theater Security Cooperation, and
Building Partner Capacity with 51 allied nations that are part of the
European area of operation. Prior to this posting, he served as the
DCG for Initial Military Training at TRADOC and previous to that the
Commander of the 1st Armored Division, where the unit was deployed to
Northern Iraq as Task Force Iron.
/AzerTAc/
Aug 23 2012
'Caucasus Remains A Complicated Tangle Of Security Concerns'
Thursday, 23 August 2012 12:56
A bimonthly American magazine of politics, economics, and ideas,
Foreign Policy, has published a report titled "Security and Conflict
in the Caucasus region, not frozen' by the Head of the Armed Forces of
the United States in Europe, Gen. Mark Hertling.
The report says that `The Caucasus -- that historical causeway of
conflict between Europe and the Middle East -- remains a complicated
tangle of security concerns. Ethnic tensions still affect long
standing territorial disputes, internally displaced indigenous people
align with or oppose powerful diasporas, and an increasing nouveau
riche -- an oil-fueled minority upper class -- is growing in an area
once known only for desperate poverty.'
Concerning the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Hertling writes that `while
the Minsk Group spearheads the OSCE's efforts to find a political
solution to the conflict in and around Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia and
Azerbaijan both remain frustrated with the lack of political resolve.'
`European Command's strategy of Theater Security Cooperation -- and
USAREUR's contribution as part of that strategy in training and
exercising with the militaries and engaging with military and
political leaders -- is bearing significant results. The four nations
(Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey) that make up "the GAAT" are
integrating forces in NATO out of theatre and peacekeeping operations
in places like Afghanistan and Kosovo, and the potential for peaceful
management of the region's substantial security challenges is
improving,' the author says.
`Having seen the potential for conflict, and the continued methods of
resolving conflict, I am excited about the future of security and
conflict resolution in the Caucuses... Each country is, in different
capacities, building a base of military professionalism and reform,
and is ensuring a more peaceful security for their nations.
The Caucasus' position as a geographical, cultural, and political
epicenter means that movements -positive and negative -- in Georgia,
Armenia, and Azerbaijan reverberate well beyond the local region. With
America's continued support, the Caucuses will remain a source of
stable, reliable, interoperable partners who are the foundation of
future regional and global security,' according to report.
Lieutenant General Mark Hertling is the current Commanding General,
U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army, where he is responsible for
training U.S. Army Soldiers and units for Contingency and Full
Spectrum Operations, enhancing Theater Security Cooperation, and
Building Partner Capacity with 51 allied nations that are part of the
European area of operation. Prior to this posting, he served as the
DCG for Initial Military Training at TRADOC and previous to that the
Commander of the 1st Armored Division, where the unit was deployed to
Northern Iraq as Task Force Iron.
/AzerTAc/