No. 37: The Foreign Policy of Azerbaijan and Georgia

Author(s): Rashad Shirinov, Kornely Kakachia, George Khelashvili
Editor(s): Iris Kempe, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Lili Di Puppo, Hans Gutbrod
Series: Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD)
Issue: 37
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen; Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University
Publication Year: 2012

This issue examines the foreign policies of Azerbaijan and Georgia. Rashad Shirinov analyzes the evolution of Azerbaijan's foreign policy from an initial preference for a Western orientation towards a more balanced and independent foreign policy course resulting from the country's energy wealth and increased confidence. Kornely Kakachia analyzes the role of identity in Georgia's foreign policy as a determinant of its strong pro-Western orientation. George Khelashvili examines how Georgia's ambition to defy Russian influence through integration into Euro-Atlantic structures constitutes an uncertain gamble that makes the country heavily reliant on Western assistance.

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