1st Edition

The South Caucasus - Security, Energy and Europeanization

Edited By Meliha B. Altunışık, Oktay F. Tanrisever Copyright 2018
304 Pages
by Routledge

302 Pages
by Routledge

302 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more

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

Biography

Meliha B. Altunışık 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.