Why did Russia allow the second Nagorno-Karabakh war? Comparing the conflicts in South Ossetia and Nagorno-Karabakh
Abstract
The purpose of the study is to analyze the ongoing ethnic tensions in the South Caucasus. The study compares the neighbouring Georgian-Ossetian conflict in South Ossetia and the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict in the Nagorno-KarabakhIt is considered, that Russia is manipulating ethnic conflicts in the neighbourhood as a strategic aspect of its regional policy. The purpose of the article below is to analyze the last two South Caucasus conflicts, where one claims that Russia is trying to repress the foreign aspirations of the ‘’defeated’’ parties, Armenia and Georgia.References
1. Carment, David, and Patrick James. "Explaining third-party intervention in ethnic conflict : theory and evidence." Nations and Nationalism, 2000: 173-202.
2. Cohen, Lenerd J. "The disintegration of Yugoslavia." Current History, 1992: 369-75.
3. Fedorchenko, A, and A V Krylov. "The phenomenon of the 'Islamic State'." Vestnik MGIMO, 2015: 174-183.
4. German, Tracey. "Securing the South Caucasus: Military aspects of Russian policy towards the region since2008." Europe-Asia Studies, 2012: 1650-1666.
5. Snyder, Jack. "Nationalism and the Crisis of post-Soviet State." Survival, 1993: 5-26.
6. Sushnetsov, Andrey, and Nikita Neklyudov. "The Caucasus in Russian foreign policy strategy." Caucasus Survey, 2020: 127-141.
2. Cohen, Lenerd J. "The disintegration of Yugoslavia." Current History, 1992: 369-75.
3. Fedorchenko, A, and A V Krylov. "The phenomenon of the 'Islamic State'." Vestnik MGIMO, 2015: 174-183.
4. German, Tracey. "Securing the South Caucasus: Military aspects of Russian policy towards the region since2008." Europe-Asia Studies, 2012: 1650-1666.
5. Snyder, Jack. "Nationalism and the Crisis of post-Soviet State." Survival, 1993: 5-26.
6. Sushnetsov, Andrey, and Nikita Neklyudov. "The Caucasus in Russian foreign policy strategy." Caucasus Survey, 2020: 127-141.
Published
2022-03-21
How to Cite
BERIDZE, Giorgi.
Why did Russia allow the second Nagorno-Karabakh war? Comparing the conflicts in South Ossetia and Nagorno-Karabakh.
Eastern Europe Regional Studies, [S.l.], mar. 2022.
ISSN 2587-456X.
Available at: <https://test.psage.tsu.ge/index.php/Easternstudies/article/view/226>. Date accessed: 21 sep. 2024.
Issue
Section
Articles
- Authors preserve copyright and give the journal right of first publication, that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work’s authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors can enter into separate, additional arrangements for the distribution of the journal’s published version of the work, with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors can post their work online prior to and during the submission process, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.
