Bien des influences extérieures négatives auxquelles la région est soumise, notamment les pressions de son ancienne puissance tutélaire, la Russie, auraient certainement moins d’impact si les pays de la région étaient capables de travailler ensemble.
Many of the negative external influences to which the region is subject, including pressure from its former big brother, Russia, would certainly have less of an impact if the countries in the region were able to work together.