Speech of Shota Apkhaidze, President of Caucasian Center for Islam Studies. By Shota Apkhaidze, President of Caucasian Center for Islam Studies The following speech was held at the Security Conference on the South Caucasus, organized by the National Strategy Center (USMER), convened on April 22, 2026, in Ankara Türkiye. Contrasting the Heartland and Rimland, Spykman stated: • Whoever controls the ...