Black Sea and the Caucasus Region; Causes of Instability and the Ways to Deal with Them

Mustafa AYDIN

doi:https://doi.org/10.1501/Intrel_0000000011

Article Details

Black Sea and the Caucasus Region; Causes of Instability and the Ways to Deal with Them

Authors:

Mustafa AYDIN

Publisher:

Ankara University

Main Topics:

Political science

Journal:

The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations 2000 Issue 30, pp.213-225

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2000

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000668977

Frequency:

Annual

eISSN:

2667-5382

pISSN:

0544-1943

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1501/Intrel_0000000011

Abstract:

 

The collapse of the Soviet Union has changed international system   and put the nevvly independent states of the Caucasus Fırmly into geopolitical   calculations, vvhich prompted disagreements, hostility, and possible armed   interventions. In this context, this paper identiFıes the sources of unrest and   threats to the stability of the Black Sea-Caucasus region. First, domestic   sources of conflicts in the area, such as ethnic diversity, religious differences,   economic inequality, and totalitarianism are explored. Secondly, the influence   and foreign policies of number of countries active in the region are analysed,   devoting particular attention to the attempts and inability of Russia to   reconsolidate its povver and hegemony. Third, the legal quandary över the   definition of the Caspian Sea's status and the controversy surrounding the   issue of transporting its natural resources out of the region are explored. The   environmental issues in connection vvith the oil exploration activities in the   Caspian Sea is also taken up. Finally, mechanisms for diffusing at least   some of the controversies and threats are discussed vvithin the context of the   prospects avvaiting the region in the mid-to-long term.

Article Details

Black Sea and the Caucasus Region; Causes of Instability and the Ways to Deal with Them

Authors: Mustafa AYDIN

Publisher: Ankara University

Main Topics: Political science

Journal: The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations 2000 Issue 30, pp.213-225

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 4/2000

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000668977

Frequency: Annual

eISSN: 2667-5382

pISSN: 0544-1943

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1501/Intrel_0000000011

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Authors:

Mustafa AYDIN

Publisher:

Ankara University

Main Topics:

Political science

Journal:

The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations 2000 Issue 30, pp.213-225

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2000

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000668977

Frequency:

Annual

eISSN:

2667-5382

pISSN:

0544-1943

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1501/Intrel_0000000011