Regional Cooperation in the South Caucasus

Good Neighbours or Distant Relatives?
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4094-0721-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 206 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 482 g

The South Caucasus region, comprising the former Soviet states of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia occupies a key strategic location, squeezed between the Black and Caspian Seas, Iran, Russia and Turkey. Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991, the region has become an arena of geopolitical confrontation with regional powers such as Russia, Turkey and Iran vying for influence in the face of growing Western involvement. The Russian military intervention in Georgia in 2008 not only raised questions about Moscow's intentions towards its 'Near Abroad' and the future direction of its foreign policy, it also demonstrated that ostensibly local separatist disputes have serious ramifications for regional relations and the wider international community. In this book, German explores the extent of regional cooperation in the South Caucasus, analyses the reasons for the relative lack of regional cooperation and assesses the potential for deeper cooperation in the future.

Autoren/Hrsg.

German, Tracey

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables, Key Abbreviations, 1. Introducing the South Caucasus, 2. Regions, Regional Systems and the South Caucasus, 3. Disunited: Foreign Policy Positions of the South Caucasus States, 4. Contemporary Security Challenges, 5. Russia and the South Caucasus, 6. Regional Powers: Turkey and Iran, 7. European Security Organisations: the EU, NATO and the OSCE, 8. Conclusions, Bibliography, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Tracey German, King's College London, UK.