CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Aguera, Zoltán Marcell |
|---|---|
| Title | With or Without You, Russias Evolving Relationship with Abkhazia and Transnistria |
| Summary | After secessionist wars in the post-Soviet region broke out in the 1990s, both scholars and policymakers expected Abkhazia and Transnistria to continue developing closer ties with, and hence integrating into Russia. Contrary to this prediction, this thesis argues that these breakaway territories began pursuing independent politics that triggered conflicts with Russian interests in both the political and economic spheres and that contributed to the formation of distinct identities in the parastates. To study the evolvement of Russia’s relationship vis-à-vis Abkhazia and Transnistria between 1992 and 2020, the thesis employs the concept of hierarchies in international relations; and concludes that Abkhazia and Transnistria neither subordinated to Russian hierarchy nor balanced with Western-leaning states in the region against Muscovite hegemony but took a “third way” and began pursuing independent politics without realignment. |
| Supervisor | LaRoche, Christopher David |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/aguera_zoltan.pdf |
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