Abstract
The main purpose of the paper is to identify the involvement of Russia in the ethno-political conflicts of Georgia, in the context of the dominant theories of international relations. The research is focused on the conflicts in Georgia – Abkhazia and South Ossetia (Tskhinvali region) – starting from the 1920ies till the 2008 Russia-Georgia war. Despite the fact that the internal characteristics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia conflicts are different, Russian politics related to those issues is similar. In this research the qualitative research methodology, particularly qualitative content analyses and case study method are used. Research is based on two theories of International Relation: Waltz’s theory of neo-realism “Defensive Realism” and Mearsheimer’s theory of “Offensive Realism”. Mearsheimer’s theory of “Offensive Realism” supports the argument that the main reason for the Russian aggression in Georgia is to remain regional hegemony in the South Caucasus region to control the energy carriers and energy supply, as well as to stop the Western integration of Georgia, especially the integration process into the NATO and the European Union.
Highlights
The main purpose of the paper is to identify the involvement of Russia in the ethno-political conflicts of Georgia, in the context of the dominant theories of international relations
Despite the fact that the internal characteristics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia conflicts are different, Russian politics related to those issues is similar
This research analyzes the processes began during 1920ies, when Georgia was occupied by Soviet Russia and will be analyzed the conflicts that began at the end of the 1980ies in Georgia, while Gorbachev’s Policy of “Perestroyka” (Restructuring) and “Glasnost” (Openess) led to ‘the Explosion’ of national movements in Soviet republics and it led to the dismantle of the Soviet System
Summary
Статтю присвячено виявленню причетності Росії до етнополітичних конфліктів у Грузії в контексті домінуючих теорій міжнародних відносин. Дослідження ґрунтуються на двох теоріях міжнародних відносин: теорії Вальца про неореалізм («oборонний реалізм» )та теорії Мізерсхаймера про «наступальний реалізм», яка доводить гіпотезу, що основною причиною російської агресії в Грузії є прагнення регіональної гегемонії в регіоні Південного Кавказу для контролю енергоносіїв та енергопостачання, а також припинення західної інтеграції Грузії, особливо процесу інтеграції в НАТО та Європейський Союз. The main purpose of the paper is to identify the involvement of Russia in the ethno-political conflicts of Georgia, in the context of the dominant theories of international relations. Despite the fact that the internal characteristics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia conflicts are different, Russian politics related to those issues is similar.
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