For a time , geopolitical events Confronting_problem and natural disasters Catastrophe had strong short-term effects Influence on oil prices Cost , such as North Korean missile tests Testing , the 2006 conflict Hostile_encounter between Israel and Lebanon , worries over Iranian nuclear plans Arranging in 2006 , Hurricane Catastrophe Katrina Catastrophe , and various other factors .

The war changed Change the geopolitical landscape of South Asia , with the emergence Process_start of Bangladesh as the seventh-most populous country in the world .

In a broader sense , one can view Perception_active the Georgian–Abkhaz conflict Hostile_encounter as part of a geopolitical conflict Hostile_encounter in the Caucasus region , intensified Cause_change_of_strength at the end Process_end of the 20th century with the dissolution Destroying of the Soviet Union in 1991 .