Caucazul de Sud dupa 20 de ani. Regimuri politice, securitate si energie. South Caucasus 20 Years After: Political Regimes, Security, and Energy

Autorii studiului de fata ofera o radiografie politica, economica si de securitate a regiunii Caucazului de Sud si a celor trei state care o compun: Armenia, Georgia si Azerbaidjan. Destinat institutiilor care articuleaza politica externa a Romaniei fata de aceste tari si expertilor din societatea civila, dar si mediului academic si corpului de studenti de la stiinte sociale, studiul realizat sub egida Fundatiei Soros Romania devine un instrument si o lectura obligatorie pentru toti cei care vor sa inteleaga complexitatea unei regiuni esentiale pentru securitatea Europei. Autorii au avut posibilitatea, prin interviurile facute la Erevan, Tbilisi si Baku, sa obtina informatii pretioase de la experti din ONG-uri, formatori de opinie si tehnocrati din birocratia guvernamentala.The authors of the study propose a multi-faceted radiography of the South Caucasus region in general, with an emphasis on the three states that compose it Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan thus focusing on the political, economic, and security dimensions. Designed for those institutions which articulate Romania?s foreign policy with regard to these countries and for the experts of the civil society, as well as academia and students of social sciences, the respective study, carried out under the aegis of Soros Foundation Romania, becomes a useful instrument and a compelling reading for all those who wish to grasp the complexity of a vital region when it comes to the security of Europe. The authors had the opportunity to acquire valuable information through the interviews they took in Yerevan, Tbilisi, and Baku, when meeting with experts from NGOs, opinion makers and technocrats in the governmental bureaucracy.