While the collapse of communism in Russia was relatively peaceful, ethnic relations have
been deteriorating since then. This deterioration poses a threat to the functioning of the …

Following the break-up of the USSR in 1991 the Muslim peoples of the Caucasus–
corresponding to present-day Azerbaijan and the Russian North Caucasus–have been in a …

The Caucasus is defined by its magnificent mountains, its location between the Caspian and
Black Seas and its belonging, both geographically and culturally, to both the Near/Middle …

Bu çalışmada Soğuk Savaş sonrasında ortaya çıkan Rus orijinli Yeni Avrasyacılık
düşüncesinin Rus yayılmacılığı bağlamında Güney Kafkasya bölgesi üzerindeki etkisi, bu …

Ideology has fallen badly out of fashion. In the study of political violence in particular, it is
often pushed to the margins, and there is considerable scepticism over its importance. Yet …

Abstract Trans-Kafkasya, tarih boyunca Osmanlı İmparatorluğu, Moğollar, Safeviler ve
Bizans İmparatorluğu gibi pek çok önemli aktörün güç mücadelelerine sahne olmuştur. Bu …

The weakening of the Soviet system in the late 1980s, followed by the disintegration of the
state itself in 1991, encouraged the resurgence of ethnic and ethno-religious nationalism as …

In international relations, each state has historically pursued its own interests by various
means. Although these have not always taken a violent form (for example, there are …

Do voters matter in competitive authoritarian regimes and, if so, how? Do their preferences
make any difference in the way in which the regime conceives policies and goes about …

Utilizing a mixed methods approach, survey and focus groups, the study shows that
psychological distance of Georgian students to Europe is much smaller than the geographic …