The South Caucasus - Security, Energy and Europeanization

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-87213-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 413 g

Reihe: BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies

This book explores developments in the countries of the South Caucasus – Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia – since the EU included the region in the European Neighbourhood Policy in 2003. It considers issues related to energy, ethnic conflict, steps towards regional integration, and, above all, security – including the involvement of Russia, Iran, Turkey and the United States. It assesses the key importance of energy, argues that the prospects for regional integration are weak, and contends that while the approach of Europe and the United States has been confused and weak, not holding out great hope of EU or NATO membership, Russia’s interest and involvement in the region is strong, and growing.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tanrisever, Oktay F.

Altunisik, Meliha B.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

Part I: The South Caucasus as a Region

2. The European Union’s Region Building in the South Caucasus: The Making and Un-Making of a Region

3. The South Caucasus as a Cusp Region: Dynamics of Regionalism in the European Borderlands

Part II: Foreign Policy

4. Georgia: Identity, Foreign Policy, and the Politics of "Euro-Atlantic Integration"

5. Foreign Policy Orientations and Priorities of Armenia

6. Foreign Policy Postures and Priorities of Azerbaijan

Part III: Europeanization

7. The South Caucasus and European Security

8. The European Union and Ethno-territorial Conflicts in the South Caucasus

9. Regional Powers and Security in the Caucasus

10. Regional Cooperation Initiatives in South Caucasus

Part: IV: Energy

11. Pipeline Politics: The South Caucasus and European Energy Security

12. Regional Energy Cooperation along Europe’s Southern Energy Corridor

13. The Energy Charter as a Framework for Intergovernmental Cooperation in the Energy Markets of the South Caucasus States

Part V: Security

14. Russia and the South Caucasus

15. The United States, the South Caucasus, and Euro-Atlantic Integration

16. European Neighbourhood Policy and the South Caucasus Challenge

Über Autor(innen)

Meliha B. Altunisik is a Professor of International Relations at Middle East Technical University at Ankara, Turkey.

Oktay F. Tanrisever is a Professor of International Relations at Middle East Technical University at Ankara, Turkey.