The Collapse of the Soviet Union caused a very important change in the security environment of the areas that were separated, including the South Caucasus. The emergence of three states of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia in the South Caucasus led to changes in the regional security equations and interaction patterns, which were influenced by the presence and number of actors, and the complexity and variety of regional issues, including the issues of ethnicity, political and territorial disputes and economic problems. The presence of numerous external actors, including governments and various alliances are amongst the most important security and economical developments in the countries of the South Caucasus.
This paper seeks to answer the question, why after gaining their independence the South Caucasian countries have started to follow the model of alliances and coalitions in their foreign policy and have employed this strategy in their agenda? The hypothesis here is that security and political challenges in the region, being surrounded by large regional states and the economic weakness of the South Caucasian countries, are at the root of the tendency to adopt a pattern of establishing  alliances with regional and extra-regional actors.