scholarly journals In the light of bilateral relations of OSCE Minsk group member countries

2011 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 583-612
Author(s):  
Ana Jovic-Lazic ◽  
Sanja Jelisavac-Trosic ◽  
Aleksandar Jazic
Keyword(s):  
The European Union ◽  
Final Solution ◽  
South Caucasus ◽  
Caucasus Region ◽  
Bilateral Relations ◽  
Political Interests ◽  
Southern Caucasus ◽  
To Come ◽  
The Many ◽  
Group Member

This paper analyses confrontation that occurred between Armenia and Azerbaijan concerning Nagorno Karabakh territory, as well as the many attempts to finally get this conflict resolved. The war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the territory of Nagorno Karabakh ended with the ceasefire agreement under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group, which is empowered for final resolvment of this issue. This process has been going on for years, but a solution is yet to come. The European Union in recent years is trying to reduce dependence on Russian natural gas and orients to new suppliers, primarily in the southern Caucasus region. Western countries are interested in resolving conflicts in South Caucasus due to its economic and political interests in the region and the fact that these conflicts pose a risk to investment. The authors of the paper will bring forth the views of all stakeholders in addressing the problem of Nagorno Karabakh and analyze their interests in an attempt to predict the possible final solution to the conflict.

Cooperation and development of tourism within The European union in the Republic of Azerbaijan

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (05) ◽  
pp. 209-212
Author(s):  
Ülviyyə Ələskər qızı Hüseynova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Development Project ◽  
The European Union ◽  
South Caucasus ◽  
Bilateral Relations ◽  
Tourism Management ◽  
External Relations ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Republic

The aim of the study is to study the development of cooperation and tourism in the Republic of Azerbaijan within the framework of the European Union. There is a lot of work to be done in tourism management to adapt to the European Union. In particular, there are problems that need to be addressed on a sectoral basis. Nowadays, our country prefers more bilateral relations in relations with the European Union in accordance with its external priorities. In addition to participating in regional EU projects, Azerbaijan, a leading country in terms of its share in the overall economic development of the South Caucasus, is trying to take a certain position in the EU's external relations. Thus, the Azerbaijani state creates new formats of bilateral relations with the European Union, demonstrating the Union's desire to integrate into the common European economic, political and security space, developing all the institutions necessary to get closer to it. Key words: European Union, Azerbaijan, tourim, cooperation, development, project.

scholarly journals Problems and prospects of evolution of the relations between Germany and Turkey

2021 ◽  
pp. 131-142
Author(s):  
Gasan Islamovich Bulatov ◽  
Khamid Abdalla Bashir ◽  
Mokhammed Khalil' Khussian
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Historical Method ◽  
Bilateral Relations ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Political Interests ◽  
History Of ◽  
Key Aspects

This article analyzes the concerns and prospects for the development of relations between Turkey and Germany based on the historical method and event study. The relevance of this topic lies in the fact that at the in the context of transition of the global political system from bilateral to multilateral model of world political landscape, Turkey’s political interests are focused on becoming one of the dominants in the Caucasus-Black Sea-Mediterranean region. The article discusses the complicated relations between Germany and Turkey. Special attention is given to the domestic political agenda of the two countries, their bilateral relations, as well as relations with the European Union. Various political parties in Germany, their outlook upon Germany-Turkey and EU-Turkey relations, positioning on the German Turks, and policy of the German governments are described from the perspective of historical approach to shed light on the key aspects of their attitude towards the “Turkish issue”. The article outlines the trends and prospects for the evolution of Germany-Turkey relations at the current stage of development of the world political-economic system. The conducted analysis relies on the authorial fundamental works, scientific publications, and historical documents on the history of Germany-Turkey relations. Using the three-tier analysis of bilateral visits of the representatives of both countries over the period from 2014 to 2020, the author places emphasis on the domestic political agenda of the two countries, bilateral relations between them, as well as their relations with the European Union.

scholarly journals Wild grapevine (Vitis sylvestris C.C.Gmel.) wines from the Southern Caucasus region

OENO One ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 809-822
Author(s):  
David Maghradze ◽  
Gagik Melyan ◽  
Vugar Salimov ◽  
Ramazi Chipashvili ◽  
Monserrat Iñiguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western Europe ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
South Caucasus ◽  
Total Polyphenol ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
Caucasus Region ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Wild Grapevine ◽  
Southern Caucasus ◽  
Vitis Sylvestris

Grapevine domestication took place in the Caucasus area known as the Cradle of Viticulture, within or near the geographical area known as the Vavilov Triangle. The phytogenetic resources of Vitis sylvestris C.C.Gmel. have been previously collected and characterized, but the study on micro vinifications of wild grapevines from the Caucasus is new.In the present document, seven grape samples from female individuals of wild grapevine growing in the South Caucasus region were investigated to assess their oenological profile.Wine samples were obtained from the grapes collected from various populations of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia in October 2013 and fermented by the native yeasts.Parameters determined in the wines were, among others, concentration of ethanol (3.63% – 10.15%), pH (3.30 – 4.20), total acidity (1.2 – 10.7 g/L of tartaric acid), total polyphenol index (1.81 – 89.8), and color intensity (2.59 – 20.76). This wide range values is due to the different environmental conditions, the level of ripeness of harvested grapes and their genetic diversity. These data were compared with those obtained in micro vinifications of wild grapevines in Western Europe and wines of several international cultivars.The results of our research demonstrated, that the must of wild grape could be used to improve traditional wines giving to them more coloration.

scholarly journals The European Union’s Strategy for the South Caucasus Countries Within the Eastern Partnership Program: 20 Deliverables for 2020

2021 ◽  
pp. 183-192
Author(s):  
Elena Parubochaya ◽  
◽  
Anna Prygunkova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Strategy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The South ◽  
South Caucasus ◽  
Eastern Partnership ◽  
Caucasus Region ◽  
Partnership Program ◽  
The Eu

Introduction. Due to the destabilization of the situation in the countries of the South Caucasus in 2020, the region is of particular relevance today. At the present stage, it is an object of geopolitical competition for numerous international actors: the Russian Federation, the United States of America, the European Union, the Republic of Turkey. The article examines the EU policy in the process of implementing the Eastern Partnership program as part of the European political strategy. In relation to the South Caucasus region, the interim results of the EU’s activities on the implementation of 20 deliverables for 2020 in relation to the states of the South Caucasus are analyzed. Methods. Comparative analysis makes it possible to give a comprehensive assessment of European policy in the region by identifying priority areas and development prospects by comparing the intermediate results of 20 deliverables for 2020 in the South Caucasus countries within the framework of their bilateral relations with the EU. Analysis. The analysis of the activities of the European Union in relation to the South Caucasus countries is associated with the determination of the prospects for the development of the European strategy in the region. The analysis included tracking the dynamics of the implementation of the 20 deliverables for 2020 in relation to Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia, as well as options for developing a European strategy in the South Caucasus countries, taking into account the new policy in the context of the Eastern Partnership beyond 2020. Results. As a result of the analysis, the EU’s competitive advantages in the South Caucasus were determined by identifying areas in which the EU’s geopolitical interests intersect with other actors.

scholarly journals Development of Cooperation between the Czech Republic and Georgia at the Beginning of the XXI Century

2021 ◽  
Vol 106 (6) ◽  
pp. 75-85
Author(s):  
Igor Kryuchkov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The South ◽  
South Caucasus ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Bilateral Relations ◽  
World Economic ◽  
The Eu

Since 1993, after the collapse of Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic and Georgia began to build bilateral relations. Geographic farness, weak economic contacts did not contribute to the expansion of bilateral cooperation between the parties. The author emphasizes that the Czech Republic from the very beginning has been supporting Georgia’s territorial integrity, standing for official Tbilisi in its conflict with Abkhazia and South Ossetia. This topic has not found wide coverage in modern scientific literature, so the present research has significant practical importance. The article outlines the current situation in the South Caucasus, the policy of the European Union in the region and Georgia’s integration into the world economic and political space. In 2008, the EU and its individual members intensified their policy in the field of expanding cooperation with the states of the South Caucasus, including Georgia, which has significantly advanced towards building a civil society. The Czech Republic, taking an interest in the uninterrupted supply of energy resources through the territory of Georgia, seeks to stabilize the situation inside the country and on its external borders. The author concludes that relations between the Czech Republic and Georgia are developing not only within the framework of expanding contacts between the EU and Tbilisi. The Czech Republic is becoming one of the leading European investors to Georgia, especially in energy, agriculture and tourism. The Czech Republic contributes to strengthening of the institutions of civil society in Georgia.

scholarly journals Contemporary Russia Policy for the Southern Caucasus

2014 ◽  
pp. 92-100
Author(s):  
K. P. Marabyan
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
Customs Union ◽  
The South ◽  
South Ossetia ◽  
Caucasus Region ◽  
Bilateral Relations ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Southern Caucasus ◽  
The One

The bilateral relations between Russia on the one hand, and the countries of the Southern Caucasus region on the other hand are examined in the article. The main directions of Russian policy in the Southern Caucasus region are examined there. The article focusses attention to the value of the Southern Caucasus region for Russia and also to the key role of Russia in the Southern Caucasus region. The overview of Russian-Azerbaijani, Russian-Armenian and Russian- Georgian relations is given in the article. Russian relations with unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and with partially recognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia are examined in the context of above-mentioned bilateral relations. The Caucasian direction of Russian foreign policy is of great importance in questions of ensuring Russian national security. The Caucasian crisis of2008 showed potential conflictness of the region and safety hazard of Russia. Now other processes proceed already in the region. Armenian intention to join the Customs union, the change of Georgian leadership and signing of the agreement on association with EU by Georgia start new mechanisms of interaction between the region countries on the one hand and Russia on the other hand. The relation format between region republics can be changed. The main purpose of the article is to show Russian role in questions of the South Caucasus regional security. The region has the conflict territories, from which the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, the Abkhazian Republic and the South Ossetia Republic are distinguished especially. And Russia won't be able to keep aloof in case of escalation of the conflicts around above-mentioned subjects. The vital questions for the region are peace and stability. And Russia plays a key role in these questions.

scholarly journals Legal framework for Azerbaijan – EU cooperation in the energy sector

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Nazim Nizami Abdullayev
Keyword(s):  
Legal Framework ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
The European Union ◽  
South Caucasus ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Bilateral Agreements ◽  
Caucasus Region ◽  
Oil And Natural Gas ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Energy Relations

This article is dedicated to the analysis of legal framework of Azerbaijan – EU relations in the energy sector. The relevance of this topic in recent months is substantiated by change in geopolitical realities of the South Caucasus Region, and discussions on unblocking economic and transport communications that intensified after the Second Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict. The region is an interlink between Asia and Europe; and Azerbaijan, being an exporter of oil and natural gas, is an important energy partner of the European Union. The flip of political situation in the region in the nearest future would change not only the energy relations between the countries of the region, but also EU and EAEU members-states. The subject of this research is the bilateral agreements, memoranda and joint declarations adopted by the parties in 30 years since reestablishment of the independence of Azerbaijan. Special attention is given to the vectors of cooperation of the parties both pertaining to extraction and transit of energy resources from South Caucasus and Central Asia. The author employs general dialectical, logical, historical, descriptive, formal-legal approach methods of research methods to determine the key trends and characteristics of the legal framework of Azerbaijan – EU relations in the energy sector. The scientific novelty of lies in the analysis of normative legal framework of cooperation in the energy sector beyond the context of general political and economic relations, as well as in outlining the peculiarities of legal framework of such cooperation. The conclusion is made that the cooperation between the two parties in the energy sector leans on the framework rather than binding legal agreement, which allows both parties to develop relations in the energy sector as mutually beneficial projects based on the market principles.

The south caucasus: stage for a new game between states

2021 ◽  
Vol 67 (06) ◽  
pp. 50-53
Author(s):  
Leyla Mühəddin qızı Mustafayeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Small Area ◽  
The South ◽  
South Caucasus ◽  
Caucasus Region ◽  
Political Interests ◽  
The World

The article analyzes the security problems in the South Caucasus and examines the interests of international actors in the region. The article provides detailed analyse of possible impacts of the world states to potitical issues in the South Caucasus region. Paper underscores the geopolitical symbol of South Caucasus as clashing and conflicting centre of the interests of the big players. Throughout history Caucasus was a playground for many regional and global actors with enduring interests. Each actor tries to capitalize on the geostrategic benefits of the region. Though the South Caucasus occupies a small area on the world map, the scale of the interest in the region is much bigger than its geographical size. Key words: security, South Caucasus, geostrategy, states, political interests, policy

The Union of Laughter and Forgetting? The European Union and the Construction of its own History

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hernan Tesler-Mabe
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Great Part ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Constitution ◽  
Close Study ◽  
Dramatic Shift ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Many ◽  
Teleological Interpretation ◽  
Compare And Contrast

As recently as one year ago, the European Union was seemingly on a direct path toward its avowed goal of "ever closer union." In numerous publications, EU authorities asserted that they had the confidence of European peoples desirous only of further integration. In the wake of the failed referenda for a European Constitution, however, enthusiasts of European Union can no longer be certain that their enterprise will succeed. The European Union, once strong and united, seems now an entity teetering on the edge of collapse. The reasons for such a dramatic shift are, of course, wide-ranging. Yet I would suggest that a great part of the general European disillusionment with European Union has come about as a result of the actions of the Europeanists themselves. Over the last decades, European officials have exhibited a frightfully high incidence of revisionism in their literature. This practice, I argue, has caused many Europeans to question the integrity of the project of European Union. For my presentation, I intend to undertake a close study of a selection of documents published by the European Communities. In this endeavour, I will compare and contrast the messages imparted in different editions of these works and consider the semiotic significance of the textual and non-textual language appearing therein. In this manner, I hope to achieve two aims. First, I mean to add a corrective element to a literature that, guided by a teleological interpretation of integration, endows integration with”logic" to be found only in hindsight. Second, I intend to examine the many meanings that the EU has had over its history and assess how closely policy has adhered to the ideological goals of prominent Europeanists. In sum, I hope to shed light on the fundamental disconnect between advocates of Europe and the "man on the street" and help establish a dialogue which may contribute to resolving the current impasse within the European Union. Full text available: https://doi.org/10.22215/rera.v2i4.178

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