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Informationen zum Autor Nazrin Mehdiyeva is a Foreign Policy and Energy Consultant. She holds a DPhil from Oxford University. Provides a comprehensive study of Azerbaijan's post-independence foreign policy in relation to its much stronger neighbours - Russia, Turkey and Iran - and the role that the West brought to bear in helping Azerbaijan to counterbalance the influence of Russia. Zusammenfassung Provides a comprehensive study of Azerbaijan's post-independence foreign policy in relation to its much stronger neighbours - Russia! Turkey and Iran - and the role that the West brought to bear in helping Azerbaijan to counterbalance the influence of Russia. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: A small state in great power politics: The Case of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan in Great Power Politics Strategies of small states: bandwagoning or balancing? A psychological approach to foreign policy analysisChapter 2: The Making of Azerbaijani Foreign Policy: Images! institutions and personalities Organisational context: structure and process The individual decision-maker: Elchibey vs. Aliyev Occasion for decision: maximising presidential powerChapter 3: Non-bandwagoning with Russia: The Military Dimension Phases in Azerbaijani Foreign Policy towards Russia Threat Perception and Policy Formulation Perceptions! Troop Withdrawal and Policy of 'Non-bandwagoning' Policy Evolution and Aliyev's strategic manoeuvringChapter 4: Non-bandwagoning with Russia: Oil and the Caspian Building Alliances from within: The Role of Multinationals in Azerbaijan's Foreign Policy Fighting Back: Commitment! Alternatives and Control Azerbaijan's Caspian StrategyChapter 5: The Evolution of Azerbaijan's Policy towards Turkey: Hopes vs. Action Factors in the Foreign Policy of the Popular Front Strategic Friendship and Pipeline Diplomacy under AliyevChapter 6: The Western Dimension of Azerbaijan's Strategy: Balancing with the United States? Early Relations with the West Oil! Pipelines and Aliyev's West European Diplomacy NATO and Azerbaijan's Security DiplomacyChapter 7: Conclusions: A Model of Sustainable Policy Strategic Manoeuvring and its Conditionality Foreign Policy in the New Era: The Energy Boom and Beyond ...
