Given the unstable political landscape in the Middle East, the United States must once again return to the offense in the war on terror and begin to forge stronger coalitions with trusted regional allies, director of the Center for Constitutional Studies at Tbilisi State University named after Ilia Chavchavadze George Meladze stated in his article on the „The Hill“ website.

Indeed, the U.S. administration would reap tremendous benefits from revisiting its military relations with the South Caucasus, and particularly with Georgia and Azerbaijan, which have traditionally supported the U.S. counterterrorist efforts, the author said.