What is the effect of non-recognition? The external relations of de facto states in the post-Soviet space [PDF]
, 2018 In a context where sovereignty is structurally challenged, sub-state actors increasingly engage in international activities, and the dynamics of global capitalism transcend borders, how much does international recognition still matter in practical terms?
Comai, Giorgio
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Europe's new neighborhood on the verge of war: what role for the EU in Georgia? [PDF]
, 2012 'Der Europäischen Union (EU) ist an einer 'verantwortungsvoll regierten' und friedlichen Nachbarschaft gelegen - so steht es im Rahmenpapier der Europäischen Nachbarschaftspolitik.
Jawad, Pamela
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Interpreting Non-Recognition in De Facto States Engagement: The Case of Abkhazia’s Foreign Relations [PDF]
, 2019 This research looks at how Abkhazia’s political elites and foreign policy decision-makers in Russia, the EU, and the US, which engage with Abkhazia, interpret non-recognition and how this interpretation influences the formulation and implementation of ...
Jaksa, Urban
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, 2004 The United States recognized the independence of all the former Soviet republics by the end of 1991, including the South Caucasus states of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
Nichol, Jim
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The EU and Civil Society in the Georgian-Abkhaz Conflict [PDF]
This paper deals with the role of the EU in supporting civil society in the case of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict. It analyses the patterns of development of civil society actors that played a direct or indirect role in the development of the Georgian ...
Nicu Popescu
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UE-Russia: quale futuro? [PDF]
, 2019 Le relazioni fra Russia e Unione Europea sembrano essere in una crisi profonda. Iniziate all’insegna di speranze, ambizioni ed entusiasmo negli anni Novanta, esse sono oggi associate a grandi delusioni. A partire dal crollo dell’Unione Sovietica, 27 anni
Busygina, Irina
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Territorial integrity and identity within the Republic of Georgia: a comparative case study of Ajaria, Abkhazia and South Ossetia [PDF]
The presence of de-facto independent entities infringe on Georgia's traditional perception of its territorial integrity and importantly, inhibit the consolidation of its democracy.
Butterworth, Kathryn
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Nurturing dependence: the role of patron states in the state and institution building processes of de facto states [PDF]
, 2019 De facto states are not the likeliest candidates for state building, due to their limited financial capabilities and external parent state pressures. While some de facto states built relatively stable state structures without an external patron state (e ...
Spanke, Till
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Weaving webs of insecurity: fear, weakness and power in the post-Soviet South Caucasus [PDF]
, 2010 This thesis' central aim is the application of a Wendtian-constructivist expansion of Regional Security Complex Theory (RSCT) on a specific case study: the South Caucasus.
Oskanian, Kevork
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Reactive Regionalism: A Comparative Historical Analysis of Russia-EU Interaction within the Black Sea Geopolitical Environment, 2003-2012 [PDF]
, 2014 Recent events within the Black Sea geopolitical environment reveal that Russia is taking extreme measures to retain its ‘strategic glacis’. Meanwhile, the EU maintains its vocal promotion of a neighbourhood that should be conflict-free, prosperous and ...
Cocoru, Mihai
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