LEADER 06538nam 2200553 a 450 001 9910957409703321 005 20251117075822.0 010 $a1-61324-632-3 035 $a(CKB)2670000000129726 035 $a(EBL)3019475 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000689441 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12323114 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000689441 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10618055 035 $a(PQKB)10185768 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3019475 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3019475 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10671040 035 $a(OCoLC)760887110 035 $a(BIP)26942024 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000129726 100 $a20090818d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aGeorgia and the Caucasus region /$fFran W. Haro, editor 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cNova Science Publishers$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (161 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a1-60692-436-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- GEORGIA AND THE CAUCASUS REGION -- GEORGIA AND THE CAUCASUS REGION -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 RUSSIA-GEORGIA CONFLICT IN OSSETIA: CONTEXT -- SUMMARY -- BACKGROUND AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- RENEWED CONFLICT IN SOUTH OSSETIA -- Actions in Abkhazia and Western Georgia -- Russia Announces a Ceasefire -- IMPLICATIONS FOR GEORGIA AND RUSSIA -- Casualties and Displaced Persons -- U.S. RESPONSE -- INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE -- International Humanitarian Assistance -- Georgia and the NATO Membership Action Plan -- Congressional Response -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 TOWARD A EURO-ATLANTIC STRATEGY FOR THE BLACK SEA REGION -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- FIRST RESPONSE -- THE FINAL FRONTIER -- THE BLACK SEA SECURITY ENVIRONMENT -- COMPETITION OF INTERESTS -- Turkey's Agenda -- Romania and Bulgaria -- The Question of Russia -- Ukraine: Going West -- Georgia: A Matter of Sovereignty -- Armenia: Proceed with Caution -- Azerbaijan: Beyond the Pipelines -- Moldova: The Forgotten Neighbor -- ELEMENTS OF A BLACK SEA STRATEGY -- ENHANCING REGIONAL COOPERATION -- Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation -- BLACKSEAFOR -- Black Sea Harmony -- Maritime Activities -- Air Reconnaissance -- Coast Guard/Border Defense -- Civil Protection -- BOTTOM LINE: OWNERSHIP IS A TWO-WAY STREET -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 RUSSIAN POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SECURITY ISSUES AND U.S. INTERESTS -- SUMMARY -- MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- POST-SOVIET RUSSIA AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE UNITED STATES -- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS -- Chechnya -- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS -- Economic Reform -- FOREIGN POLICY -- Russia and the West -- Russia and the Soviet Successor States -- DEFENSE POLICY -- Fundamental Shakeup of the Military -- Control of Nuclear Weapons -- U.S. POLICY -- U.S.-Russian Relations -- U.S. Assistance -- End Notes. 327 $aChapter 4 ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN, AND GEORGIA: POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. INTERESTS -- SUMMARY -- MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- BACKGROUND -- OVERVIEW OF U.S. POLICY CONCERNS -- Post-September 11 -- Operations in Iraq -- OBSTACLES TO PEACE AND INDEPENDENCE -- Regional Tensions and Conflicts -- Nagorno Karabakh Conflict -- Civil and Ethnic Conflict in Georgia -- South Ossetia -- Abkhazia -- Economic Conditions, Blockades, and Stoppages -- Democratization Problems and Progress -- Armenia -- Azerbaijan -- Georgia -- Political Turmoil in late 2007 -- THE SOUTH CAUCASUS'S EXTERNAL SECURITY CONTEXT -- Russian Involvement in the Region -- Caspian Energy Resources -- Military-Strategic Interests -- Russian "Peacekeepers" -- Russia's Bases in Georgia -- The Roles of Turkey, Iran, and Others -- U.S. AID OVERVIEW -- U.S. SECURITY ASSISTANCE -- U.S. TRADE AND INVESTMENT -- Energy Resources and U.S. Policy -- 110TH CONGRESS LEGISLATION -- P.L. 110-17 (S. 494, Lugar) -- P.L. 110-53 (H.R. 1, Bennie Thompson) -- H.Res. 102/H.Res. 155 (Crowley)/S.Res. 65 (Biden) -- H.Res. 106 (Schiff)/S.Res. 106 (Durbin) -- P.L. 110-161, H.R. 2764 (FY2008) -- H.R. 2869 (Pitts) -- S.Res. 33 (Lugar) -- H.Con.Res. 183 (Hastings) -- S.Res. 391 (Lugar) -- S.Res. 439 (Lugar)/H.Res. 997 (Wexler) -- S. 2563 (Lugar) -- S.Res. 523 (Biden) -- H.Res. 1166 (Wexler)/S.Res. 550 (Biden) -- H.Res. 1187 (Shuster) -- H.R. 6079 (Schiff) -- End Notes -- Chapter 5 BACKGROUND NOTE: GEORGIA -- PROFILE -- GEOGRAPHY -- PEOPLE -- GOVERNMENT -- ECONOMY -- PEOPLE AND HISTORY -- GOVERNMENT -- Principal Government Officials -- POLITICAL CONDITIONS -- ECONOMY -- FOREIGN RELATIONS -- U.S.-GEORGIA RELATIONS -- Principal U.S. Officials -- TRAVEL AND BUSINESS INFORMATION -- Further Electronic Information -- Chapter 6 GEORGIA [REPUBLIC]: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND U.S. INTERESTS -- SUMMARY. 327 $aU.S. POLICY -- GEORGIA: BASIC FACTS -- Contributions to the Campaign against Terrorism -- FOREIGN POLICY AND DEFENSE -- POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS -- Ethnic and Regional Tensions -- South Ossetia -- Abkhazia -- End Notes -- Chapter 7 ELECTION: OUTCOME AND IMPLICATIONS -- SUMMARY -- BACKGROUND -- THE CAMPAIGN -- RESULTS AND ASSESSMENTS -- IMPLICATIONS FOR GEORGIA AND SAAKASHVILI -- IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. INTERESTS -- End Notes -- Chapter 8 GEORGIA [REPUBLIC] AND NATO ENLARGEMENT: ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS -- SUMMARY -- BACKGROUND -- PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES -- Democratization and Economic Reform Challenges -- The Evolution of Defense Reforms -- Separatist Conflicts -- Tensions With Russia -- IMPLICATIONS FOR GEORGIA -- U.S. POLICY -- U.S. Congressional Response -- End Notes -- Chapter 9 THE UNITED STATES AND THE SOUTH OSSETIAN CONFLICT -- BACKGROUND -- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- OSCE INVOLVEMENT -- U.S. POLICY AND ROLE -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page. 330 $aExplores the Russia-Georgia Conflict in South Ossetia, as well as Russia's political, economic and security issues and its implications for US interests. 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