GEOPOLITICAL PROCESSES IN THE NORTH CAUCASUS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE ETHNO-POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE KARACHAY-CHERKESS REPUBLIC
The article analyzes the influence of the geopolitical processes on the North Caucasus on the ethno-political situation in Karachay-Cherkessia and their interrelations. The North Caucasus is a specific region which is a bridge between Europe and Asia continents. In this regard, in conditions of the new world order the geostrategic importance of the North Caucasus has considerably increased.