The Caucasus Policy of Russia in the Early 21st Century: Internal and External Dynamics

Product Description This book discusses the Caucasus, analysing its strategic aspects and the policies of Russia towards the region throughout history and especially during the Putin administration. It also considers Russia’s relations with both Azerbaijan and Georgia after they gained their independence, and sheds light on the Chechen-Russian conflict and Russo-Georgian Wars that took place following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. About the Author Vefa Kurban is an Associate Professor who has worked as a Lecturer at Ege University, Turkey. Several of her articles on Turkey-Soviet relations and Turkey-Russia relations have appeared in peer-reviewed journals and she has published several books, including Russian-Turkish Relations from the First World War to the Present, History of USSR, and The Nobel Family, Nobel Prizes and Baku Petroleum, among others.