NATO troops in South Caucasus?

Not if the Russians have anything to say about it (which in itself is no surprise), according to Taleh Ziyadov in the Eurasia Daily Monitor.

And check out the fear:

The head of the Caucasus Department at Russia's CIS Institute, Mikhail Alexandrov, claimed that NATO's sudden interest in the South Caucasus is not accidental. "NATO has two major objectives in the Caucasus: to oust Russia and encircle Iran." It is also interested in projecting its power to Central Asia, from where it could pressure China, he claimed (Pravda.Ru, November 11).

Yeeow. The New World Order, still trying to figure itself out.