(04 May 08 - RV) An official of the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia said its
forces shot down two unmanned Georgian spy planes over the territory today.Tension
between Georgia and Russia, which has close ties to Abkhazia, has escalated since
a similar incident two weeks ago. Dr Michael Denison lectures in international security
at Leeds University. He says the fact that the Caucasus region is a key transit route
for energy supplies to the West, is only one factor in the standoff between the two
nations...