ISSICEU

Intra- and Inter-Societal Sources of Instability in the Caucasus and EU Opportunities to Respond

ISSICEU aims at exploring various security-related issues in the Caucasus region and adjacent countries. The interdisciplinary research project stems from a successful bid for a call of the European Commission on “Security and democracy in the neighbourhood: The case of the Caucasus”. The ISSICEU consortium is led by the Center for Governance and Culture in Europe at the University of St. Gallen and comprises a total of eight research institutions based in Germany, Switzerland, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation.

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New Publication: Insurgency-informed governance in the North Caucasus

December 16th 2016

This article analyses the dynamics of the insurgencies and the corresponding counter-insurgency measures in the North Caucasus over the past 25 years. By comparing three cases – Chechnya, Dagestan, and Kabardino-Balkaria – it identifies similarities and differences in the way insurgencies and counter-insurgency measures influence governance in the region.

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New Publication: Georgia and Abkhazia Caught between Turkey and Russia

December 16th 2016

The new contribution by Andrea Weiss and Yana Zabanova (SWP) analyses Turkey's changing relations with Russia and the West in 2015–2016 and their impact on Georgia and Abkhazia.

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 613004.