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The Connectivity Debate in the South Caucasus Reconsidered
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Abstract This article considers the connectivity debate in the South Caucasus, which was catalysed by the prospective opening of borders and transit routes after Azerbaijan's victory in 2020's Second Karabakh War and further foregrounded by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The article discusses how this... view more
This article considers the connectivity debate in the South Caucasus, which was catalysed by the prospective opening of borders and transit routes after Azerbaijan's victory in 2020's Second Karabakh War and further foregrounded by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The article discusses how this debate has to date been flawed by simplistic, securitised and conservative thinking about connectivity. Rather than generating new interdependencies conducive to peace, securitised connectivity risks the exclusion of actors and spaces beyond the state, the weaponisation of trade corridors and continuing regional fracture to the benefit of external actors and detriment of regional resilience.... view less
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Caucasus; Azerbaijan; Karabakh War
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 3-6
Journal
Caucasus Analytical Digest (2023) 132
Issue topic
Russia's War against Ukraine: Connectivity and Disruption in the South Caucasus
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000613995
ISSN
1867-9323
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0