Regional Security Issues (2005)

Edited by Dr. Gayane Novikova Co-Edited by Sergey Sargsyan Translated by Ashot Melyan

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Contents
Preface			8
Gayane Novikova	The South Caucasus within the European Security System		9
Hayk Kotanjian	Some Prospects of the Security Architecture in the South Caucasus in the Light of the US Policy		17
Alexander Grigorian	Azerbaijan in 2005: Political Achievements and Losses		26
Igor Muradian	The Regional-Political Problems of Georgia: a Look from Yerevan		37
Ruben Safrastyan	The South Caucasus and Geostrategic Aspects of the Russian-Turkish Relations		51
Sergey Sargsyan	Iran – 2005: the Right-Wing Turnabout		59
Sergey Shakaryantz	The Russian Caucasus: General Situation and the Basic Development Trends		72
Hranush Kharatian	The Problems of Ethnic Survival of National Minorities in Azerbaijan		83
Alexander Iskandarian	Mercenaries in the Caucasus: a Case Study		96