“Fighting could flare between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh,” stated Director of U.S. National Intelligence Dennis Blair, Taiwan News reports. According to him, the situation in Caucasus and Balkans remains unstable.

“If Russia continues efforts to exercise influence over its former Soviet neighbors, particularly Georgia, as another cause for concern, it could pose a threat to relations with Washington,” Blair emphasized.

“Bosnia remains divided into ethnic ministates-(Bosnia comprises two governing entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Republika Srpska with District Brcko — NEWS.am’s note), Bosnian Serbs had been reversing some of the changes included in the accord as part of efforts to seek more autonomy for their ministate. At the same time the Bosnian Muslims and Croats want to abolish the country's division so it can progress toward EU membership,” Blair outlined.

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