‍Central Asia and The Caucasus Journal

The Impact of Syria Crisis on Russia – Turkey relations in Caucasus

Abbasgholi Asgarian; Saeed Tajari

Volume 23, Issue 97 , April 2017, , Pages 139-173

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The Syria crisis as a regional one has led the regional countries to some cooperation for resolving it. The regional countries though, concretely speaking Turkey and Russia though haveobviously ... Read More

Russia and NATO: From Strategic Partnership to Strategic Competition

Shahrooz Ebrahimi; Niknam Babri

Volume 22, Issue 96 , February 2017, , Pages 1-24

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The Collapse of the bipolar international system in 1991, made NATO’s philosophy of existence face some serious challenges. Providing some new interpretation of its role such ... Read More

A study on the effective factors of integration and conflicts between Russia and China in post cold war era

Reza Simbar; Seyed Mostafa Hosseini

Volume 22, Issue 96 , February 2017, , Pages 67-99

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After the cold war and collapse of the Soviet Union, the international order faced drastic changes and the United States managed to establish its desired unipolar structure and hegemonic ... Read More

Rational Choice and the Russia’s preferences in Central Asia

Seyed Mahdi Moradi; Mostafa Kheiri

Volume 22, Issue 96 , February 2017, , Pages 100-126

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Russia’s position in international equations is one of the influential elements in global issues. Kremlin’s foreign policy approach towards it’s near abroad and their ... Read More

Near Abroad in Security Discourse of Russia’s Neo-Eurasianism

Mahdi Hedayati Shahidani; Danyal Rezapoor

Volume 22, Issue 96 , February 2017, , Pages 127-162

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Security vision of Russia’s Neo – Eurasianists towards its near abroad has been suspicious about West and has fully attempted to combat and reduce western influence ... Read More

Russian foreign policy and Iran's nuclear program from the sanctions to the Nuclear Deal (JCPOA

Jahangir Karami; Roqayeh Keramatinia

Volume 22, Issue 95 , December 2016, , Pages 65-97

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“Iran nuclear deal” and the “P5+1” countries is of the important political events in the regional and even international levels, which can overshadow and affect ... Read More

Russian security activism in the “South Caucasus”

Elaheh Kolaee; Mohsen Eslami; Ghasem Osouli

Volume 22, Issue 95 , December 2016, , Pages 97-136

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According to Russia's membership in the “UN Security Council”, nuclear power, proximity and involvement in a wide arena of the world’s geography (Japan, China, Central ... Read More

Appling Regional Security Complex in South Caucasus

NabiAllah Ebrahimi; Qasem Osoli

Volume 21, Issue 90 , October 2016, , Pages 1-38

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After the collapse of Soviet Union, South Caucasus has been the ground of different kinds of threats and security challenges. The most important security challenges in South Caucasus ... Read More

South Caucasus; Frustrated by the EU and Disappointed with Russian Federation

Alireza Samoudi Pilevar; Abed Noroozi Zar Mehri

Volume 21, Issue 90 , October 2016, , Pages 39-66

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South Caucasus is one of the regions in the world which faces with numerous challenges considering the security area and after two decades of the collapse of the Soviet Union, it has ... Read More

Energy as the Area of "New Great Game" in Central Asia (The Case study: Russia, US and China)

Hossein Hamidinia; Roohollah Salehi Dolat Abadi

Volume 21, Issue 90 , October 2016, , Pages 67-96

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With increasing economic dependence of world on hydrocarbon energy resources, and ongoing tensions in the Middle East and the emergence of Russia as a major player in the global energy ... Read More With increasing economic dependence of world on hydrocarbon energy resources, and ongoing tensions in the Middle East and the emergence of Russia as a major player in the global energy market; the resources of oil and gas in Central Asia and their transportation routes to consumer markets have been greatly considered by the great industrial powers. There have been decades of long struggles over controlling natural oil and gas resources and infrastructures, and influence of central Asia that has been called "the new great game" between Europe, China, Russia and America, and each of these powers were trying to outpace each other in order to obtain more influence in the region. In the years of the Soviet Union collapse and the discovery of huge reserves of oil and gas in Central Asia, the competition between the great powers has been intensified. On the one hand, the Russians by confining all the exporting routes of their land have tended to maintain their traditional influence and control over the newly independent states. On the other hand, the United States has entered in the region as a serious competitor, and as a fan of the paths that will lead to its own long-term goals and geopolitical interests. Also, China with its strong incentives to be present in Central Asia and to challenge the hegemonic policies of America and also to achieve the regional energy resources and huge market has entered in this competition. Although Russia is the major power in Central Asia's resources, the presence of new players such as America, and especially China and the efforts of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to find alternative ways to transport oil and gas have faced the Russian interests with some challenges in the region. Accordingly, the authors of this article ask this question: who is going to win the power game of having control over Central Asia's resources? Our hypothesis is that due to China's economic growth and the need of this country to the huge oil and gas resources as well as the development of Beijing's relationships with Central Asian neighbors; in the future China will be the main power in the region.

Radical Salafism in the North Caucasus; with Emphasis on Historical, Cultural and Political Factors

Mehdi Hosseini Taghiabad; Ali Kalirad

Volume 21, Issue 91 , October 2016, , Pages 93-133

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Salafism as a relatively new phenomenon has obtained an active and growing role in Islamic affairs of the Russian Federation especially in the Northern Caucasus, in various dimensions.The ... Read More Salafism as a relatively new phenomenon has obtained an active and growing role in Islamic affairs of the Russian Federation especially in the Northern Caucasus, in various dimensions.The realization of radical salafis’ endeavors in separatist militants’ activities, either in the framework of al-Qaeda linked Emirate of the Caucasus or in IS Caucasus Province are not the whole story. Another aspect of this phenomenon is the efforts of moderate salafis to increasingly open up the areas for public and official activities in the religious sphere of Northern Caucasus republics. There is so much evidence to indicate salafism as the fastest growing Islamic sect in the Northern Caucasus, which given especial Importance to this phenomenon. According to the internal dynamics of the region, continuation of insecurity in the North Caucasus and the failure of the Russian government to implement its stated policy to eradication of separatist and extremist movements in the region, this phenomenon has been emerged as a crucial problem with national dimension in Russia. In the current situation, there is no doubt about ties between radical salafism in Northern Caucasus and sponsors of radical salafism in regional and international level. The main problem of this paper is about the historical, cultural and political factors which have been playing role in the emergence and development of salafism in the Northern Caucasus. The problem of the paper has been explained and analyzed by descriptive – analytical method. To answer the problem of the paper, a series of historical, cultural and political factors of the Northern Caucasus, including the background, and the political - defiant characteristics of Islam in the region, weakening of Islam during soviet period, post – Soviet sphere and the transformation of the roles of religious actors, rejection of Sufi Islam by the salafists, the lack of a coherent and coordinated policy towards Salafism in the North Caucasus, counterproductive rivalry between Muslim scholars of Russia, counterproductive ethnic rivalry in the region, the consequences of Chechnya wars, assassination of scholars and thinkers of traditional Islam and de-Iranization of the Northern Caucasus have been introduced and surveyed as the hypothesis of the paper.

The Relationship of Geopolitical Genome to Foreign Policy: The Case of Russian Federation and Georgia

Reza Simbar; Sarem Shiravand

Volume 21, Issue 92 , October 2016, , Pages 97-130

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The application of concepts of other sciences can be beneficial for researcher’s understanding of political and international arrangements. One of the concepts that have been ... Read More

Russia and the Security Council in Iran's Nuclear Case

Yousef Molaei; Hadi Zargari

Volume 22, Issue 94 , September 2016, , Pages 103-131

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Over the last decade, Iran’s nuclear case has been an important issue for all great powers. However, the approach and position of Russia particularly in consideration of this ... Read More

Ukraine: The Arena of Confrontation between the West and Russia

Saeed Vosooghi; Mostafa Kheiri

Volume 22, Issue 94 , September 2016, , Pages 133-158

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Separation of Crimea from Ukraine and its reunification with the territory of Russian Federation is the result of political and military competition and the geopolitics of West and ... Read More

Strategic Position of Syria in the Military - Security Equations of Russia

Seyed Shamseddin Sadeghi; Kamran Lotfi

Volume 22, Issue 93 , June 2016, , Pages 99-122

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Transformation in the Middle East geopolitical security environment after September 11, has induced the players in the region to adopt different realistic approaches to critical incidents. ... Read More

An Analysis Model for Strategic Environment of Islamic Republic of Iran’s Foreign Policy (Case Study: Central Asia)

Volume 20, Issue 86 , August 2015, , Pages 31-61

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Strategic decision-making in foreign policy arena needs a strict cognition of external realities, self-potentialities, scrutinizing possible options, and an exact calculation of the ... Read More

EU Sanctions against Russia; Causes, Dimensions and Consequences

Volume 20, Issue 86 , August 2015, , Pages 83-109

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With the end of the Cold War a new structure emerged in the international system, which was complex, but manageable. Russia, the US, and the EU cooperated together to solve their common ... Read More

Multilateral Regime of Sanctions: An Analysis on the Mechanism of Imposed Sanctions against Russia

Volume 20, Issue 86 , August 2015, , Pages 111-134

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Ukraine crisis and the application of sanctions against Russia by the US and the EU as a result of this crisis is the first experience of multilateral sanctions against Russia after ... Read More

Putin's Government and the Russian Oligarchy

Volume 18, Issue 77 , November 2014, , Pages 1-23

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After the collapse of the Soviet Union, in several phases and various ways, Russian governmental properties were surrendered to buyers. Subsequently, many individuals gained enormous ... Read More

Russia, Caspian Sea and the International System: Strategic transition

Volume 18, Issue 78 , November 2014, , Pages 21-44

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Applying Roseau’s theory, this article seeks to assess Russian policy toward Caspian Sea. The central question of this article is which factor among deferent effective ones has ... Read More

Putin; A Change or the Continuity in Russian Foreign Policy in the New Era

Volume 18, Issue 77 , November 2014, , Pages 55-78

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Putin’s policies have had significant impact on Russian foreign policy after the Cold War. Despite the fact that Putin sought for increasing Russia’s power to the same level ... Read More

Conceptual Relation of Influence, Security, and Territorial Continuity Case Study; Russian Security Behavior in Baltic Region

Volume 18, Issue 80 , November 2014, , Pages 85-116

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Three republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania that constitute the Baltic countries that are of considerable importance for Russians, due to their special geopolitics. They are important ... Read More

Russia, Arab Developments and the "Systematic Challenge" in the Middle East

Volume 18, Issue 78 , November 2014, , Pages 167-191

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"Arab developments" has caused considerable political and social developments not only inside the countries engaged, but the regional and international equations as well. In the meanwhile, ... Read More

The Developing of Soft Power in Russian Foreign Policy (2000-2013)

Volume 19, Issue 84 , March 2014, , Pages 101-125

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Since 2007, the issue of soft power entered into literature of Russian foreign policy. This concept that now is being specially pursued by the Kremlin, originated from various sources ... Read More

Governmental Programs and Bureaucratic Corruption in Russia

Volume 19, Issue 84 , March 2014, , Pages 127-161

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Bureaucratic corruption is an ominous phenomenon with a long history in Russia and negative effects on its economic, political, social and human development. In fact, this is one of ... Read More

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Volume 27 (2021)

Volume 26 (2020)

Volume 25 (2019)

Volume 24 (2018)

Volume 23 (2017)

Volume 22 (2016)

Volume 21 (2015)

Volume 20 (2014)

Volume 19 (2013)

Volume 18 (2013)

Volume 17 (2012)

Volume 16 (2011)

Volume 15 (2010)

Volume 14 (2009)

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