The Caucasus has seen numerous crises since the region gained independence following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Some of these crises have not been resolved yet as evidenced by recent Russia-Georgia conflict. This paper seeks to analyze such crises within the framework of significant geopolitical changes unfolded by the collapse of the Soviet Union. The author argues that in the post-Sovi...

although russian studies existed in world academies in preceding centuries in different styles, it was only in the second half of the 20th century that major academic centers in europe and the united states paid serious attention to understanding the soviet :union: and its current developments by attracting some emigrant soviet authors and scientists. for these academic centers, recognizing the...

the caspian basin in its old geopolitical situation under the soviet :union: was located in the buffer zone between two spheres of influence of the two superpowers. after the fall of the soviet :union: followed by the rise of new structures and three new states in the region, new relations, however, prevailed among the areas of geography, power and politics in the region. these new relations in...

the caucasus has seen numerous crises since the region gained independence following the collapse of the soviet :union:. some of these crises have not been resolved yet as evidenced by recent russia-georgia conflict. this paper seeks to analyze such crises within the framework of significant geopolitical changes unfolded by the collapse of the soviet :union:. the author argues that in the post-...

the disappearance of bipolar system following the disintegration of the soviet union, has also changed many strategic concepts. central asia, as a part of the soviet empire, has become an arena for regional and global challenges after these transformations. the region, already faced with various political, economic, social and cultural problems, soon became a location for the activities of isla...

caspian region is on the receiver of caspian sea with five coastal states including of iran, russia, azerbaijan, turkmenistan and kazakhstan - in the surrounding sea, due to having common points in the features of natural geography, special location, political and cultural and historical background, is known as a geopolitical region. following the collapse of the soviet ::::union::::, due to ch...

the chechen republic (commonly referred to as chechnya) is a part of vast territory of russian federation that has been a source of contention since collapse of the soviet :union:. identity elements and tattered cultural bonds have strained ties between two nations of chechnya and russia. various aspects of crisis in chechnya have been addressed by many theoretical approaches of international r...