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Essays on Russian Foreign Policy in the Caucasus & the Middle East

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 2015

Summary

Der Autor setzt sich mit verschiedenen Facetten der russischen Außenpolitik unter Präsident Wladimir Putin auseinander: von der Ukraine über den Kaukasus bis hin zu den Anschlägen auf die französische Satirezeitschrift Charlie Hebdo werden aktuelle Ereignisse in den Blick genommen.

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Copyright year
2015
ISBN-Print
978-3-8487-2606-6
ISBN-Online
978-3-8452-6694-7
Publisher
Nomos, Baden-Baden
Language
English
Pages
142
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Table of contents

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  1. Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access 1 - 12
      1. INTRODUCTION No access
      2. A DECADE OF MISSED OPPORTUNITIES No access
      3. RUSSIA IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: A PROBLEM OF THE POLICY-MAKING No access
      4. THE INTERNAL DIMENSION AS A DIAGNOSIS No access
      5. CONCLUSION No access
      1. American attitudes towards The North Caucasus in the 1990 s: a decade of misconceptions? No access
      2. THE ATTACKS OF 9/11 AND THE FIRST WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY No access
      3. THE CAUCASUS EMIRATE & THE BOSTON BOMBINGS: THE LEARNED LESSONS No access
      4. CIRCASSIANS: “A CONTEXTUAL PROBLEM” OR “A DELAYED-ACTION BOMB” No access
      5. CONCLUSION No access
      6. APPENDIX: U.S. Assistance to Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, 1992-2008 (in millions U.S. dollars) No access
    3. Limits of Partnership: Russia and Turkey in the Caucasus No access 36 - 37
    4. Understanding the fine print of Russia's new treaty with Abkhazia No access 38 - 40
    5. Chechnya's silent diplomacy in the Middle East No access 41 - 43
    6. The Grozny Attacks and Russia’s Relationship with the West No access 44 - 45
    7. Russia's terrorism threat: A year in review No access 46 - 48
    8. A Warning for Moscow: The Armenian-Turkish Protocols No access 49 - 50
    1. Don’t forget about Russia’s Islamic challenge in Crimea No access 51 - 56
    2. Ripple Effect: Ukraine and the South Caucasus No access 57 - 58
      1. Kyiv’s Strategic Ally No access
      2. Ukraine Crisis as Accelerator of Eurasian Integration No access
      3. Azerbaijan: Between the Energy and Revolution No access
    1. Russian policy in Ukraine, Mideast not just about Putin No access 65 - 70
    2. Syria: Pandora’s Box for the Russian Caucasus? No access 71 - 73
    3. Will Russia play the Kurdish card? No access 74 - 76
    4. Russia, Turkey weigh options in Crimea No access 77 - 79
    5. Islamic State gains victory for Chechen jihadists No access 80 - 82
    6. Why it matters that Russia and US have different narratives about ISIS No access 83 - 85
    7. Looking behind the Russia-Iran relationship No access 86 - 88
    8. What's behind Russia's Mideast strategy? No access 89 - 90
    9. Russia's South Stream move empowers Turkey No access 91 - 93
    10. Russia looks to Egypt for Mideast foothold No access 94 - 95
    11. Russia keeps close watch on Yemen No access 96 - 98
    12. Russia looks for new regional footing post-Iran deal -⁠⁠ Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East No access 99 - 101
    13. Why Russia's Mideast agenda doesn't appeal to GCC -⁠⁠ Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East No access 102 - 104
    14. Russia turns to soft power in the Middle East No access 105 - 108
    1. Why Russia's Mideast agenda doesn't appeal to GCC No access 109 - 114
    2. Russia looks for new regional footing post-Iran deal No access 115 - 118
    3. The Olympic challenge: A litmus test for Russia No access 119 - 120
    4. Why Russia and Canada could cooperate on counter-terrorism No access 121 - 123
    5. What's at stake for Russia with Charlie Hebdo? No access 124 - 126
    6. Instead of a CONCLUSION No access 127 - 128
    7. List of Articles No access 129 - 130
    8. References No access 131 - 140
  6. About the Author No access 141 - 142

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