The foreign policies of Post-Soviet landlocked states

Type Journal Article - Post-Soviet Affairs
Title The foreign policies of Post-Soviet landlocked states
Author(s)
Volume 27
Issue 3
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2011
Page numbers 241-268
URL http://dtserv3.compsy.uni-jena.de/__c1257933004c5315.nsf/0/B2A0E66B9D12AB39C1257993003DDB35/$FILE/id​an.shaffer.landlocked.pdf
Abstract
The landlocked location of several post-Soviet states has significantly
constrained their foreign policy options, helping shape their foreign policy orientations.
This article asks how lack of sea access has influenced foreign policy patterns
of these states. Three case studies, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan,
are detailed. Based on field research, including interviews with policy makers, the
case studies are used to look at maneuverability in foreign policy as well as how geographic
proximity to the sea seems to be an important dividing line, distinguishing
the foreign policy orientations of the new states, especially in terms of integration
and cooperation with Europe and the United States, and relationships with Russia.

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