Tbilisi is the capital of Georgia, a country at the crossroads of Europe and Asia in the South Caucasus. The region sits between Russia, Turkey, Iran, and the Black and Caspian seas, which makes it strategically important for energy transit, trade routes, and security policy.
Studying Caucasus geopolitics means analysing how small and mid-sized states navigate pressure from larger neighbours. Key topics include the conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, pipeline politics, relations with the EU and NATO, and the role of the South Caucasus in wider Eurasian trade.
Comparable regional studies include Eastern European politics and Middle Eastern politics. Other politics cases are Central American politics and Middle Eastern diplomacy studies.

