Conflict Resolution in South Caucasus Challenges to International Efforts [Hardcover]

Plagued by long-standing ethnonational conflicts in the territories of Nagorno-Karabakh, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia, South Caucasus has seen little security and stability since Armenia and Georgia declared their independence in the aftermath of the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Jafarova focuses her research on this understudied region, and on the efforts of the international community to bring about a resolution to that conflict. The volumes seven brief chapters provide a summary of the conflict; discuss the input of the UN, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and the EU, but also Russia, Turkey, and the US in conflict resolution; and highlight some of the misconceptions that have underpinned international engagement with the region. Jafarovas understanding of the complex local dynamics and efforts to situate the South Caucasus conflicts within existing theoretical insights make this volume a welcome addition to the literature. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate, graduate, research, and professional collections.With an insider's understanding of complex local dynamics and an eye on shifting international political agendas, Esmira Jafarova skillfully analyzes the contributions and limitations of the international resolution mechanisms and outside powers that have operated in the conflicts of the South Caucasus. This book offers helpful guidance to both scholars and policymakers, exposing the flawed assumptions that often underpin the international community's engagement with the region.This book explores challenges to international conflict resolution efforts in the South Caucasus. It examines the efforts made by the UN, the OSCE, and the EU, and by the states of Russia, Turkey, and the United States. The conflict is analyzed through the theoretical frameworks of neorealism, constructivism, and neoclassical realism.This book aims to highlight the efforts by the international community to facilitate solutions to tl“+