Reassessing Security in the South Caucasus

Annie Jafalian, Université Jean Moulin - CLESID, France

Introduction, Annie Jafalian; Part I Risks, Threats and Conflict Settlement; Chapter 1 Georgia-Russia Conflict in August 2008: War as a Continuation of Politics, Thornike Gordadze; Chapter 2 Unfreezing Conflict in South Ossetia: Regional and International Implications, Sergey Markedonov; Chapter 3 Armenia's National Security: External Threats, Domestic Challenges, Richard Giragosian; Chapter 4 Breaking the Deadlock: Karabakh, Nabucco and the Madrid Principles, Hayk Kotanjian; Part II Cooperation with Regional Neighbours: Toward a New Balance?; Chapter 5 Azerbaijan in the Changing Status Quo: Adaptation Strategies, Burcu Gültekin-Punsmann; Chapter 6 Armenia: Managing New Opportunities for Regional Integration, Alexander Iskandaryan, Sergey Minasyan; Chapter 7 Georgia's National Security and Regional Policy after the August 2008 War, Nika Chitadze; Chapter 8 Changing Dynamics of Turkish Foreign and Security Policies in the Caucasus, Mustafa Aydin; Chapter 9 Iranian Foreign Policy towards the South Caucasus: Between Revolutionary Ideals and Realpolitik, Clément Therme; Part III Integration into the Eurasian Community: Taking Stock; Chapter 10 Nato's Engagement in the South Caucasus: Looking for Energy Security or Expanding Norms and Values?, Pierre Jolicoeur, Frédéric Labarre; Chapter 11 The European Union's Policy in the South Caucasus: In Search of a Strategy, Laure Delcour; Chapter 12 Armenia's Foreign and Security Policy: Is Complementarity Possible?, Tevan Poghosyan; Chapter 13 Balancing vs. Bandwagoning: Explaining Georgia's Alignments in Security Institutions, Levan Tsutskiridze; conclusion Conclusion, Annie Jafalian;