Frozen Conflicts and Negotiating Process in the South Caucasus Region Cover Image

Zamrznuti sukobi i pregovarački procesi u regionu Južnog Kavkaza
Frozen Conflicts and Negotiating Process in the South Caucasus Region

Author(s): Ana Jović-Lazić, Ivona Lađevac
Subject(s): Inter-Ethnic Relations, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Институт за међународну политику и привреду
Keywords: frozen conflicts; the South Caucasus; Abkhazia; South Ossetia; Nagorno-Karabakh; Georgia; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Russia; EU; OSCE; UN

Summary/Abstract: South Caucasus is ethnic and inter-confessional very diverse region, which is highly loaded with frozen conflicts. They date from the late eighties and nineties as a result of ethno-political conflict that occurred due to the attempts of South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Nagorno-Karabakh to gain independence from Georgia and Azerbaijan. These conflicts led to a significant engagement of various international actors in the region. Their participation was mainly motivated by different geopolitical interests, which is why the negotiations that lasted for years have not brought a final political solution to the frozen conflicts. This continues to limit progress in achieving political and economic reform in South Caucasus.

  • Issue Year: 64/2013
  • Issue No: 1152
  • Page Range: 55-73
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Serbian