Professor Christopher Waters penned an op-ed in The Hill Times about Canada’s lack of presence or interest in the South Caucasus. Dr. Waters suggests Canada should have been able to play a more constructive role in the security dynamics in the region over the last decades.
"After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, no Canadian embassies were established in the region, high-level diplomatic visits were rare, and economic or cultural outreach was minimal," he writes. "More than two decades later, that remains largely, and disappointingly, true."