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Giorgi Gvalia, David Siroky, Bidzina Lebanidze & Zurab Iashvili – Thinking Outside the Bloc: Explaining the Foreign Policies of Small States

What explains change and continuity in the foreign policy behavior of small states? The standard emphasis is made on external and international factors with the conclusion that small states are more likely to bandwagon with threatening great powers than to balance against them 다운로드. Contrary to this approach, this article suggests that state- and individual-level variables can play a greater role in explaining the foreign policy behavior of small states and that small states sometimes choose to balance rather than bandwagon, especially when elite ideology is deeply embedded in formulating foreign policy 007 스펙터.

Gvalia, G., Siroky, D., Lebanidze, B., & Iashvili, Z. (2013). Thinking Outside the Bloc: Explaining the Foreign Policies of Small States 웹페이지 파일 일괄 다운로드. Security Studies, 22(1), 98-131.

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George Khelashvili – Georgia’s Foreign Policy Impasse. Is Consensus Crumbling?

This paper is an attempt to analyze what has underpinned Georgia ’s foreign policy consensus and how likely it is to persist in the face of mounting difficulties concerning Georgia’s international standing 스마트 메이커 다운로드. The explanation for foreign policy persistence includes the Georgian president’s grip on power, the intransigence of the Russian leadership toward improving relations with Tbilisi, a lack of practical cooperative areas in Russian-Georgian relations, and the government’s motivation to stay its course under conditions of international uncertainty 다운로드. However, the broad ideological consensus regarding Georgia’s foreign policy stance may be weakening.

Khelashvili, G 마크탈출맵. (2011). Georgia’s Foreign Policy Impasse. Is Consensus Crumbling? Ponars Eurasia Policy Memo, (187).

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Licinia Simão & Maria Raquel Freire – The EU’s Neighborhood Policy and the South Caucasus: Unfolding New Patterns of Cooperation

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This paper looks at the European Union process of engagement in the South Caucasus in the context of its Neighborhood Policy. It looks at how divergent perceptions of the region impact on regional policy choices, with an emphasis on regional cooperation Flaticon download. It is argued that regional cooperation should overcome the artificially constructed “South Caucasus” regional label and unfold along different patterns and variable compositions 다운로드. The paper advances the proposal for a Eurasian/Black Sea security complex, framing in a wider format regional bounds, while maximizing them in new cooperation frames, inverting the tendency for imposed labels and uncooperative stances in the area 솜노트 다운로드.

Simão, L., & Freire, M. R. (2008). The EU’s Neighborhood Policy and the South Caucasus: Unfolding New Patterns of Cooperation 다운로드. Caucasian Review of International Affairs, 2(4), 47-61.

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David Rinnert – Eastern Partnership in Georgia: Increasing Efficiency of EU Neighborhood Policies in South Caucasus?

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The following study aims at evaluating the Eastern Partnership in Georgia. The paper tries to answer whether the EaP can it overcome the weaknesses related to the ENP, evaluate the results of the EaP’s implementation in Georgia so far and sketch the further prospects of this policy initiative 다운로드.

Rinnert, D. (2011). Eastern partnership in Georgia: Increasing Efficiency of EU Neighborhood Policies in South Caucasus? SWP Berlin

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Nicu Popescu – Europe’s Unrecognised Neighbours: The EU in Abkhazia and South Ossetia

The EU can do little to achieve its policy objectives in its Eastern neighbourhood without facing the issue of secessionist conflicts 다운로드. This paper deals with EU policy towards Georgia and the secessionist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. It discusses the reasons for and constraints on EU policies, their effects and perception in the secessionist entities 다운로드. The paper concludes with recommendations on how the EU can contribute to conflict resolution in Georgia through a greater inclusion of the conflict regions into the European Neighbourhood Policy 다운로드.

Popescu, N. (2007). Europe’s Unrecognised Neighbours: The EU in Abkhazia and South Ossetia (No. 260). CEPS.

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