Georgia’s Foreign Policy in the 21st Century: Challenges for a Small State

ISBN-13: 9781788313650 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 280 str.

Tracey German;Kornely Kakachia;Stephen F. Jones

Opis

The South Caucasus is the key strategic region between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea and the regional powers of Iran, Turkey and Russia and is the land bridge between Asia and Europe with vital hydrocarbon routes to international markets. This volume examines the resulting geopolitical positioning of Georgia, a pivotal state and lynchpin of the region, illustrating how and why Georgia's foreign policy is 'multi-vectored', facing potential challenges from Russia, int ernal and external nationalisms, the possible break-up of the European project and EU support and uncertainty over the US commitment to the traditional liberal international order.

Spis treści

Introduction Stephen F. Jones Part 1: The Uses of Identity in Georgian Foreign Policy 1 Achieving Security as a Small State Tracey German & Kornely Kakachia 2 The Role of Public Relations and International Politics in Georgian Democracy Making Lincoln A Mitchell 3 The Georgian Orthodox Church as a Foreign Policy Actor Salome Minesashvili Part 2: The Regional Context 4 In the Caucasus but toward the Black Sea: Georgia’s Regional Identity in Flux David Aprasidze 5 Georgia’s relations with Turkey and Iran George Sanikidze 6 End of the Post-Soviet Era in Georgia’s Foreign Policy? Georgia’s Relations with Former Soviet Republics Levan Kakhishvili & Alexander Kupatadze Part 3: Georgia and the ‘West’ 7 EU-Georgia: Politics, Geography and Identity Natalie Sabanadze 8 Security, solidarity, specialisation: Understanding Baltic and Polish support for Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration Bidzina Lebanidze & Renata Skardziute-Kereselidze 9 Georgia’s Alliance With – Not In - NATO: External Balancing, Autonomy and Community Michael Hikari Cecire Part 4: Georgia and the Great Powers 10 The Story of Two Triangles: Georgia’s Russia Policies Ghia Nodia 11 US-Georgian Relations: Expanding the Capacity of a Small State Mamuka Tsereteli Afterword Tracey German, Stephen F. Jones & Kornely Kakachia Bibliography Index