Old and new threats to security in the South Caucasus

George Tarkhan-Mouravi

Abstract


The paper discusses the factors influencing the state of (in)security in the South Caucasus, with special focus on the Russian factor. It is argued that the biggest security threat to the region is linked to the possibility of the resumption of military action over Nagorno Karabakh, something that may have repercussions throughout the region and possibly beyond. Differences in security-related patterns of the three South Caucasus republics are discussed as well as common problems that they share. Special attention is paid to the increasingly unpredictable situation in the contemporary geopolitical environment caused by developments in all of the key actors engaged with the region.

Keywords


South Caucasus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, geopolitics, security, conflicts, Nagorno Karabakh, Russia

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/we.2016.2.2.155
Date of publication: 2017-06-20 11:55:54
Date of submission: 2017-06-20 11:08:11


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