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2. America’s Yemen Policy
- Author:
- William A. Rugh
- Publication Date:
- 02-2019
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- American Diplomacy
- Institution:
- American Diplomacy
- Abstract:
- Despite the focus on the results of the Yemeni conflict, its underlying causes have not been very well understood. It is a complicated story but this essay seeks to highlight three important factors behind the current turmoil in Yemen that are often overlooked. First, the country has major domestic divisions that are the primary reasons for the conflict in the first place. Second, Saudi direct intervention in Yemen is nothing new and is motivated by Saudi leadership’s strong views about the country. Third, American policy toward Yemen has more to do with Saudi Arabia and the region than with Yemen itself.
- Topic:
- Civil War, Cold War, Diplomacy, Politics, and Conflict
- Political Geography:
- Middle East, Soviet Union, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, United States of America, and Gulf Nations
3. Russian Diplomacy: Challenging the West
- Author:
- Charles E Ziegler
- Publication Date:
- 06-2018
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- The Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations
- Institution:
- School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University
- Abstract:
- According to classical realism, diplomacy is the means by which states defend their interests and achieve their objectives short of war, using a mixture of persuasion, compromise, and the threat of force. In the quartercentury since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russian diplomacy has evolved from a passive, Western-orientation toward a muscular, multilateral and assertive posture. In the immediate post-perestroika years Russian diplomacy reflected the nascent democratic character of the new Russia, and the search for a new post-Soviet identity. Since Vladimir Putin ascended to the presidency, Russian diplomacy has become highly effective at several diplomatic issues. These include: Promoting and representing Russian national interests; defending key principles of sovereignty; non-interference in internal affairs; and respect for Russia as a great power; consolidating the former Soviet space as a privileged sphere of Russian influence; and addressing Russia’s vital security concerns in the Eurasian region, including concerns with The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) expansion eastward.
- Topic:
- Security, Diplomacy, Politics, History, and Military Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Russia, Eurasia, and Soviet Union
4. Barrington Moore’da Siyasal Değişme | Political Change in Barrington Moore
- Author:
- İrfan Haşlak
- Publication Date:
- 12-2016
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- Bilgi
- Institution:
- Sakarya University (SAU)
- Abstract:
- Barrington Moore, karşılaştırmalı tarihsel sosyolojinin önemli isimlerinden birsidir. Demokrasinin ve Diktatörlüğün Toplumsal Kökenleri adlı çalışmasıyla belirli toplumların modern dünyaya farklı siyasi yönetim anlayışlarıyla ulaşmasının toplumsal kökenlerini irdelemeye çalışmaktadır. Bu çalışmada Moore’un yöntemi ele alınarak değişik toplumların farklı siyasal yönetim anlayışlarını geliştirmesinin nedenleri üzerinde durulacaktır. | Barrington Moore is a prominent figure in comparative historical sociology. With his work entitled Social Origins of Democracy and Dictatorship, he tries to examine the social origins of certain societies' reaching the modern world with different political systems.. In this study, Moore's method will be discussed and the reasons for different societies to develop different understanding of political management will be emphasized.
- Topic:
- Politics, Democracy, Fascism, and Dictatorship
- Political Geography:
- Soviet Union and Global Focus
5. The Possibility of Military-Political Conflicts in the Former Soviet Union
- Author:
- D. Tsybakov
- Publication Date:
- 01-2015
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Abstract:
- The Former Soviet Union (FSU) remains a zone fraught with conflicts on the political map of the world. Political instability and festering disputes, including territorial disputes and disputes between political elites, prevail in many countries of the region. The developments in Ukraine show the realness of bringing into play the military factor to achieve political objectives. Russia and Ukraine, whose peoples have a shared common history over many centuries and who boast close cultural and economic links without precedent anywhere in the rest of the world, have nearly ended in the state of an armed conflict.
- Topic:
- Political Violence, Politics, History, Military Strategy, and Armed Struggle
- Political Geography:
- Russia, Ukraine, and Soviet Union
6. Russia's Counterinsurgency in North Caucasus: Performance and Consequence
- Author:
- Ariel Dr. Cohen
- Publication Date:
- 03-2014
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- The Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College
- Abstract:
- The North Caucasus region has been a source of instability for the past several centuries. Most recently, Chechen aspirations to achieve full independence after the break-up of the Soviet Union led to two disastrous wars. While the active phase of the Chechen conflict ended in 2000 – more than a decade ago—the underlying social, economic, and political issues of the region remain. A low-level insurgency continues to persist in the North Caucasus region, with occasional terrorist attacks in the Russian heartland. There are few reasons to expect any substantial improvement in the situation for years to come. Chechnya functions as a de facto independent entity; Islamist influence in Dagestan is growing, terror attacks continue, and the rest of the North Caucasus requires massive presence of Russian security services to keep the situation under control. Preventing the North Caucasus from slipping back into greater instability requires tackling corruption, cronyism, discrimination, and unemployment—something the Kremlin has so far not been very willing to do. “Small wars” in the Caucasus resonated as far away as Boston, MA, and more international attention and cooperation is necessary to prevent the region from blowing up.
- Topic:
- Political Violence, Politics, War, International Security, Self Determination, and Military Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Russia, Soviet Union, Chechnya, and North Caucasus
7. The Stalin Puzzle: Deciphering Post-Soviet Public Opinion
- Author:
- Thomas de Waal, Maria Lipman, Lev Gudkov, and Lasha Bakradze
- Publication Date:
- 03-2013
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Abstract:
- The Soviet leader who was responsible for the deaths of millions over his thirty-year rule still commands worryingly high levels of admiration for a host of reasons. These findings are clear in the first-ever comparative opinion polls on the dictator in the post-Soviet countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Russia. The surveys, commissioned by the Carnegie Endowment in 2012, suggest de- Stalinization has not succeeded in the former Soviet Union and most post-Soviet citizens have not come to grips with their history.
- Topic:
- Civil Society, Politics, History, Governance, Culture, and Reform
- Political Geography:
- Russia, Soviet Union, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia