...Marat Grebennikov The idea of redrawing the borders between the republics of the region remains a topic of discussion beyond its borders. While the Kremlin de facto makes the subject of territorial changes in the North Caucasus taboo, the processes related to the rise of ethnic selfconsciousness...

..., the cult of money, a clan-based political system, and pervasive corruption at all levels of government. The North Caucasus ethnocratic elites, however, do not have access to abundant resources for sale, and are forced to look around for alternative sustenance, as rigid centralism and unification limit...

... of the University of California. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 2012 The Regents of the University of California Russia Post-Soviet states Energy security Eurasian Union Caspian Sea Central Asia Caucasus Ukraine Belarus Eurasian Union Caspian Sea Central Asia 1. The post...

.... 2012 The Regents of the University of California Abkhazia Elections Parliament Georgia Caucasus Post-Soviet 1. Introduction es of e po olitic that v zia as enw ity of task azia, economy (Popescu, 2006), minorities (Berge, 2010; Kølsto and Blakkisrud, 2011), inter-ethnic relations (Trier...

...-religious communities was significant in resistance to cumulative death crisis during a period of dramatic societal changes. In fact, both living in the Caucasus environment and in the Muslim ethno-religious communities appeared to be significant factors. This study suggests that not only religion...

...Oksan Bayulgen In developing countries, the magnitude as well as the composition of foreign capital greatly influences the political fortunes of domestic actors, and thus regime trajectory. This paper demonstrates that the states of Central Asia and the Caucasus depend heavily on external capital...