Wilson Center Experts
Elkhan E Nuriyev
Short-Term Grant
Kennan Institute
Expertise:
Russia and Eurasia
; Turkey
Affiliation:
Director, CIS Center-Center of International Studies
Wilson Center Project(s):
The New Geopolitics of Great Powers in the Caucasus: The Roles of Russia, Iran, Turkey and the United States
Term:
May 01, 1999
Jun 01, 1999
Project Summary
Looks at strategic issues surrounding the Caucasus, including oil and pipeline poiltics in the Caspian Basin, the military and political situation in Chechnya, the ongoing conflicts in the geopolitical setting of the Caucasus (Karabakh, Chechnya, Abkhazia, Ossetia), the role of the Russian military, Russias strategic relations with Iran, and the increase of US presence in the region.