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A Broken Region: The Persistent Failure of Integration Projects in the South Caucasus

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This essay reviews failed historical attempts at regional integration in the South Caucasus since the early twentieth century, and in particular the failed Transcaucasian federations of 1918 and 1922–1936 and the breakdown of Soviet economic integration in the region. It argues that there is much that makes the South Caucasus a viable region in terms of geography, culture and economic potential, but political contradictions and persistent perceptions of insecurity make for a pattern of recurring fragmentation. Both Caucasians and outsiders have a role to play if voluntary integration is to work as a project in the future.

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  • Thomas De Waal, 2012. "A Broken Region: The Persistent Failure of Integration Projects in the South Caucasus," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 64(9), pages 1709-1723.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:64:y:2012:i:9:p:1709-1723
    DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2012.718416
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    1. Niftiyev, Ibrahim, 2022. "A comparison of institutional quality in the South Caucasus: Focus on Azerbaijan," EconStor Conference Papers 251193, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.
    2. Niftiyev, Ibrahim, 2021. "How to Conceptualize the Resource Curse and Dutch Disease Theories in the Case of Azerbaijan? Initial and Negative Findings," EconStor Preprints 234576, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.

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