The New Geopolitics of the South Caucasus: Prospects for Regional Cooperation and Conflict ResolutionShireen T. Hunter, Research Professor, School of Foreign Service and affiliated with the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding Rowman & Littlefield, 22/09/2017 - 304 من الصفحات This collection surveys the three South Caucasian states’ economic, social and political evolution since their independence in 1991. It assesses their successes and failures in these areas, including their attempts to build new national identities and value systems to replace Soviet-era structures. It explains the interplay of domestic and international factors that have affected their performance and influenced the balance of their successes and shortcomings. It focuses on the policies pursued by key regional and international actors towards the region and assesses the effects of regional and international rivalries on these states’ development, as well as on the prospects for regional cooperation and conflict resolution. Finally, it analyzes a number regional and international developments which could affect the future trajectory of these states’ evolution. |
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Chapter 2 | 27 |
Chapter 3 | 65 |
Part II | 99 |
Chapter 4 | 101 |
Chapter 5 | 127 |
Chapter 6 | 155 |
Chapter 7 | 175 |
Chapter 8 | 195 |
Chapter 9 | 223 |
Conclusion | 243 |
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About the Contributors | 273 |
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