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The evaluation of Russia's foreign policy towards Georgia following the 'Rose Revolution'
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Abstract For more than twenty-eight years, following the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russian-Georgian relations have been a substantial ground for mutual confrontation, sharp dispute, and a lack of trust. Continuous tensions and disagreements have adversely affected efforts to achieve a proper balanc... mehr
For more than twenty-eight years, following the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russian-Georgian relations have been a substantial ground for mutual confrontation, sharp dispute, and a lack of trust. Continuous tensions and disagreements have adversely affected efforts to achieve a proper balance in bilateral relations between the neighboring countries and resulted in a number of direct and indirect confrontations. Whilst the Russian president seeks to restore Russia’s great power status, regain its past glory and control strategically important regions of the former Soviet space, Georgia, from the very first day of independence, tries to maintain its sovereignty and territorial integrity, develop modern state institutions, strengthen democratic values and integrate into the Euro-Atlantic structures. The paper aims to study Moscow’s current foreign policy strategy towards Georgia following the ‘Rose revolution’ and argues that Russia’s military intervention in Georgia, in August 2008, was a clear illustration of classical realism used by a great power in the XXI century. Russia actively uses hybrid warfare and regularly employs economic leverage on Georgia to eventually achieve its political ends in the Caucasus region.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Russland; Georgien; UdSSR-Nachfolgestaat; bilaterale Beziehungen; Souveränität; territoriale Integrität; Konflikt; militärische Intervention; politischer Einfluss; Außenpolitik; Kaukasusregion
Klassifikation
internationale Beziehungen, Entwicklungspolitik
Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2020
Seitenangabe
S. 112-128
Zeitschriftentitel
Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, 6 (2020) 1
ISSN
1857-9760
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)