TY - JOUR

T1 - A battle for transportation routes in the Russian neighborhood

T2 - Is there a place for small states?

AU - Valiyev, Anar

AU - Bilalova, Shahana

PY - 2021/6

Y1 - 2021/6

N2 - Driven by an increased interest in enhancing connectivity, great powers are in the competition to implement their transportation projects. Meanwhile, small states located in the crossroad of the transportation routes are offered with benefits while facing several challenges. In this regard, the current article studies three major transportation initiatives in the South Caucasus region from both political and economic perspectives. The article will try to analyze how these might challenge the regional hegemony of Russia. Hereinafter, by looking at the case of Azerbaijan, the role of small states throughout this process is identified.

AB - Driven by an increased interest in enhancing connectivity, great powers are in the competition to implement their transportation projects. Meanwhile, small states located in the crossroad of the transportation routes are offered with benefits while facing several challenges. In this regard, the current article studies three major transportation initiatives in the South Caucasus region from both political and economic perspectives. The article will try to analyze how these might challenge the regional hegemony of Russia. Hereinafter, by looking at the case of Azerbaijan, the role of small states throughout this process is identified.

KW - International politics

KW - Regional integration

KW - Small states

KW - South Caucasus

KW - Sustainability Governance

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85085072943&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1057/s41311-020-00241-9

DO - 10.1057/s41311-020-00241-9

M3 - Journal articles

AN - SCOPUS:85085072943

VL - 58

SP - 483

EP - 499

JO - International Politics

JF - International Politics

SN - 1384-5748

IS - 3

ER -