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- Title
RUSSIA-AZERBAIJAN RELATIONS AFTER AUGUST 2008.
- Authors
SAFI, ISMAIL; ASLANLI, ARAZ
- Abstract
The significance of the Azerbaijan-Russia relations is varied due to the extent of its importance for both Azerbaijan and Russia. For Azerbaijan, relations with Russia was formed in terms of protection of the independence and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, while for Russia these relations based on the goal of achieving either the regional or global targets. Azerbaijan-Russia relations both from the perspective of historical process and as of now concerned not only in these two countries, but also the fate of the Caucasus and Central Asia. The speculations were browsing around that after the August 2008 events Azerbaijan "has started to approach Russia". The main thesis of this material is that Azerbaijan preserved its balanced foreign policy regardless of strengthening of Russia's regional and global position in the region after the August 2008 and 2010 and despite Russia's insistence and pressures towards Baku.
- Subjects
AZERBAIJAN foreign relations, 1991-; SOUTH Ossetia War, 2008; DIPLOMACY
- Publication
International Journal of Russian Studies, 2017, Issue 6, p1
- ISSN
2158-7051
- Publication type
Article