Russian foreign policy towards the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict : Prudent geopolitics, incapacity or identity?
| dc.creator | Abushov, Kavus | |
| dc.date | 2021-03-30T07:56:18Z | |
| dc.date | 2021-03-30T07:56:18Z | |
| dc.date | 2019-03-08 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-12-30T21:47:39Z | |
| dc.description | This article fundamentally re-examines Russia’s foreign policy towards the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, trying to explain the sources of its behavior. In particular, it assesses its foreign policy in the light of its strategic interests, material capabilities versus incapacity and identity. A central question is why Russia does not give enough support to a settlement based upon modus vivendi. It argues that whereas Russia does not have the capacity to achieve a final solution to the conflict, it has ample resources to obtain a solution that would release the occupied regions outside Nagorno-Karabakh and leave the status of the territory unresolved for an indefinite future. The article sheds light on the factors undergirding its policy towards the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, arguing for the utility of a different perspective on its commitments. It adds new insights to the existing body of literature on Russia’s policies towards Nagorno-Karabakh conflict such as incapacity and identity with implications for a better understanding of broader Russian foreign policy. Moreover, with South Ossetia and Crimea in the spotlight, Russian foreign policy towards the conflict has been viewed through geopolitics and neo-imperialism, but remains little understood. | |
| dc.identifier | 2159-9165 (Print) | |
| dc.identifier | 2159-9173 (Online) | |
| dc.identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12181/212 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12181/212 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | Routledge | |
| dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States | |
| dc.rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ | |
| dc.subject | Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- Periodicals. | |
| dc.subject | Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, 1988-1994. | |
| dc.subject | Azerbaijan -- Relations -- Russia (Federation). | |
| dc.title | Russian foreign policy towards the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict : Prudent geopolitics, incapacity or identity? | |
| dc.title | East European Politics | |
| dc.type | Article |