South Caucasus Transition from subjugation to Indepemdence

Includes bibliographical references.

The European Union's region building in the South Caucasus: the making and un-making of a region / Meliha Benli Altunisik -- The South Caucasus as a cusp region: dynamics of regionalism in the European borderlands / Oktay F. Tanrisever -- Georgia: identity, foreign policy, and the politics of "Euro-Atlantic integration" / Kornely Kakachia -- Foreign policy orientations and priorities of Armenia / Armen Grigoryan -- Foreign policy postures and priorities of Azerbaijan / Farhad Mammadov -- The South Caucasus and European security / Richard Sakwa -- The European Union and ethno-territorial conflicts in the South Caucasus / Gulshan Pashayeva -- Regional powers and security in the Caucasus / S. Neil MacFarlane -- Regional cooperation initiatives in South Caucasus / Reshad Karimov -- Pipeline politics: the South Caucasus and European energy security / Tracey German -- Regional energy cooperation along Europe's southern energy corridor / John Roberts -- The energy charter as a framework for intergovernmental cooperation in the energy markets of the South Caucasus states / Marat Terterov -- Russia and the South Caucasus / Peter J.S. Duncan -- The United States, the South Caucasus, and Euro-Atlantic integration / Cory Welt -- European neighbourhood policy and the South Caucasus challenge / Carlo Frappi.

"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 importance of energy, argues that the prospects for regional integration are weak, and contends that while the approach of Europe and the United States has been confused and weak, not holding out great hope of EU or NATO membership, Russia's interest and involvement in the region is strong, and growing"--