Sökning: "abkhazia"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 22 uppsatser innehållade ordet abkhazia.

  1. 1. Russia as a mediator in international armed conflicts: the use of mediation and coercion as an instrument for Russian foreign policy

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Författare :Paraskevi Palivani; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Mediation; Coercion; Russian foreign policy; Realism; Near Abroad; Far Abroad; Case Study; Georgia-Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh; Syria; CAR;

    Sammanfattning : Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, mediation in armed conflicts have become a popular way of conflict resolution and a valuable tool for states to promote their interests.The paper argues that mediation has been instrumentalised by Russia and has been used as atool in expanding Russian foreign policy in the Russian Near and Far Abroad. LÄS MER

  2. 2. The Russian Playbook : Using History & Path Dependence to Analyse How Russia Operationalises Grand Strategy in Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova.

    Master-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Författare :Justine Westbrook; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Russia; Security; International Relations; Conflict; History; Path Dependence; Georgia; Ukraine; Moldova; War; Historical Institutionalism; USSR; Post-Soviet; Deception; Russian Influence; Weaponization; Weaponisation; Donba; South Ossetia; Crimea; Transnistria; Pridnestrovia; Russian Grand Strategy; Abkhazia; Frozen Conflict; Playbook;

    Sammanfattning : To predict and prevent future armed conflicts like Russia’s war against Georgia in 2008 and Ukraine in 2022, there is more value in knowing how these wars occurred rather than why they occurred. The Russian Playbook is built from three distinct “plays” employed by Moscow and organised in the theoretical framework of Historical Institutionalism through Path Dependence modelling. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Abkhazia and Russia: A Role Theory Analysis : A Qualitative Study of the Relationship Between a De Facto State and its Patron

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Julia Linderfalk; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Role theory; Abkhazia; Russia; patron-client relationships; role coherence; passive strategy;

    Sammanfattning : This paper investigates why patron states choose to adopt a passive strategy in relation to de facto states. Pål Kolstø from the University of Oslo has claimed that this strategy is based on the assumption that de facto states have nowhere else to turn. In this thesis, role theory is used to expand this claim. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Från de facto till de jure : En komparativ studie mellan tre post-sovjetiska territoriers väg mot diplomatiskt erkännande

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Författare :Dennis Fridén; [2021]
    Nyckelord :State; Sovereignty; De facto state; Abkhazia; Nagorno-Karabakh; Transnistria; Georgia; Azerbaijan; Moldavia; Stat; Suveränitet; De facto stat; Abchazien; Nagorno-Karabach; Transnistrien; Georgien; Azerbajdzjan; Moldavien;

    Sammanfattning : Abstract – From de facto to de jure: A comparative study between three post-Soviet territories path towards diplomatic recognition The purpose of this essay has been to study how well three post-Soviet de facto states live up to the definition of the concepts of state and sovereignty. Basically, the focus has been to, with the help of an analysis scheme constructed specifically for this study, analyse the situation the three de facto states are currently in and then compare their situations to one another. LÄS MER

  5. 5. The European Union and Georgia : An Effective Approach to Conflict Resolution?

    Kandidat-uppsats,

    Författare :Pascal Jahn; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Georgia; Effectiveness; Conflict Resolution;

    Sammanfattning : Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the two de-facto regimes of Abkhazia and South Ossetia have fought actively for their independence from Georgia and international recognition, until the conflict in the Southern Caucasus has reached a frozen status quo in 2008. To maintain peace in the region and to ultimately achieve a resolution of the conflict, the European Union (EU) has become actively involved as an external mediator and has introduced several bilateral agreements and monitoring measures. LÄS MER