| Russia, The United States, And The Caucasus Contributor(s): Nation, R. Craig (Author), Institute, Strategic Studies (Author) |
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ISBN: 1312298685 ISBN-13: 9781312298682 Publisher: Lulu.com OUR PRICE: $14.21 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2014 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science - Education |
| Physical Information: 0.12" H x 6" W x 9" (0.19 lbs) 50 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In the post-Soviet period, the Caucasus region has been a source of chronic instability and conflict: Unresolved "frozen conflicts" in Abkhazia, Southern Ossetia, and Nagorno Karabakh; continuing armed resistance in secessionist Chechnya and associated Islamic radicalism; the "Rose Revolution" in Georgia and Tbilisi's subsequent efforts to realign with the West; competition for access to the oil and natural gas reserves of the Caspian basin-these kinds of factors and more have ensured that the region would become and remain a source of significant international engagement and concern. Professor R. Craig Nation's monograph highlights the kind of conflicting interests that have made Russian-American relations in the region highly competitive. But he also addresses areas of shared priorities and mutual advantage that provide a potential foundation for more benign engagement that can work to contain conflict and head off further regional disintegration. |