The Historical Determinants of the Caucasus: The Case Study of Azerbaijan

Šorović Mira (Doktorandkinja na Humanističkim studijama, Univerzitet Donja Gorica, Podgorica, Crna Gora), mira.sorovic@udg.edu.me
Dabetić Zoran (Doktorand na Humanističkim studijama, Univerzitet Donja Gorica, Podgorica, Crna Gora)

The article analyses the post-Cold War world in the Caucasus region. Its exceptional economic and geostrategic significance is the main reason why the interests of the great powers have clashed in this area over the centuries. In this article, we put special emphasis on the political activities and actions of Azerbaijan throughout the course of two centuries. On the other hand, due to numerous ethnic intolerances, followed by war events and constant insecurity, global and regional actors are also involved because there is a justified fear that security and the fragile peace in this area will collapse, and it will have a negative effect on the entire international community. In that context, this paper will also discuss Azerbaijan’s relations with its neighbours as well as with the great powers in the international world order.

Keywords: Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh, Caucasus, Geopolitics, oil