THE ETHNIC-RELIGIOUS CONTEXT OF CAUCASUS CONFLICTS IN THE 1990-2002 PERIOD
THE ETHNIC-RELIGIOUS CONTEXT OF CAUCASUS CONFLICTS IN THE 1990-2002 PERIOD
Author(s): Mihai-Stefan DinuSubject(s): Security and defense, Military policy, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: Caucasus; conflict; ethnic; religious; USSR; separatism;
Summary/Abstract: The author submit this article as the first part of an ample analysis on the dynamics of regional security in Caucasus and Central Asia, with a focus on the historical issues of these regions. Internal struggles for powers and territorial border issues added to those of ethnic diversity and the Islamic militancy constituted significant motives to analyze these regions security developments on the background of the natural resources competition involving not only regional but also international dominant actors.
Journal: Strategic Impact
- Issue Year: 2010
- Issue No: 37
- Page Range: 33-45
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English