The focus of this article concerns conditions in which autonomy may become a solution to a secessionist conflict, and why it works in certain cases but fails in others. It
explores whether autonomy can be a generally ...
This article focuses on the causes of ethnic civil wars, and argues that
in order to develop a better understanding of their onset and intractability, one needs to distinguish different types of ethnic civil wars
from ...
This article tries to understand Russia’s policies towards the South Caucasus
and answer the question of whether there is a tension between Russia’s
interests and policies. An attempt is made to identify Russia’s ...
The concept of security dilemma has been widely applied to ethnic conflicts
in former Yugoslavia and the post-Soviet space. This paper argues that for
both methodological clarity and policy formation, we should ...
The disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 produced both external and internal
implications for the international system. Among other things, it put an end to the Mutually
Assured Destruction System, the East-West ...
Abushov, Kavus(Eurasian Association of Scientists, 2011)
This article will attempt to shed light on the question of whether the South Caucasus is a region, and whether the nature of this regionalism is sufficiently established I to serve as the starting point of broader ...
This article fundamentally re-examines Russia’s foreign policy
towards the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, trying to explain the
sources of its behavior. In particular, it assesses its foreign policy
in the light of its ...