Managing Conflict in the Former Soviet Union

by Arbatov, Aleksei; Chayes, Abram; Chayes, Antonia Handler; Olson, Lara

• ISBN13: 9780262510936
• ISBN10: 0262510936
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-10-24
• Publisher: Mit Pr

Summary

Since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, numerous ethnic and internal conflicts have emerged within and between the former Soviet republics. Vicious fighting has flared up in Georgia, Chechnya, Tajikistan, Moldova, and other areas, and tensions remain high in many of the newly independent states. Their causes are often misunderstood, and U.S. policymakers have paid little attention to their resolution. This collaborative effort by Russian and American scholars documents Russian policy toward ethno-national conflict in its "near-abroad", American policy toward these conflicts, and the attempts of international organizations to prevent and resolve them. Case studies consider the causes, dynamics, and prospects of conflicts in Latvia, the Crimea, the Trans-dneistr region of Moldova, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and the region of North Ossetia and Ingushetia. Contributors: Nadia Alexandrova-Arbatova, Alexei Arbatov, Vladimir Barsamov, Brian J. Boeck, Abram Chayes, Antonia Handler Chayes, Henry Hale, Michael Lysobey, Arthur G. Matirosyan, David Mendeloff, Laura Olson, Olga Osipova, Edward Ozhiganov, Tonya Putnam, George Raach, Brian D. Taylor, Alexander Yusupovsky CSIA Studies in International Security

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii	(2)
Maps	ix	(8)
Part I Introduction	xvii
Chapter 1 Transition and Conflict: Russian and American Perspectives on the Former Soviet Union	1	(18)
Abram Chayes
Antonia Handler Chayes
Chapter 2 A Framework for Assessing Post-Soviet Conflicts	19	(6)
Alexei Arbatov
Part II Cases of Conflict	25	(384)
Chapter 3 North Ossetia and Ingushetia: The First Clash	27	(50)
Olga Osipova
Chapter 4 Commentary on North Ossetia and Ingushetia	77	(6)
David Mendeloff
Chapter 5 The Crimean Republic: Rivalries for Control	83	(54)
Edward Ozhiganov
Chapter 6 Commentary on the Crimean Republic	137	(8)
Michael Lysobey
Tonya Putnam
Chapter 7 The Republic of Moldova: Transdniester and the 14th Army	145	(66)
Edward Ozhiganov
Chapter 8 Commentary on Moldova	211	(8)
Brian D. Taylor
Chapter 9 Latvia: Discrimination, International Organizations, and Stabilization	219	(48)
Alexander Yusupovsky
Chapter 10 Commentary on Latvia	267	(6)
Brian J. Boeck
Chapter 11 Kazakhstan: How Long Can Ethnic Harmony Last?	273	(60)
Vladimir Barsamov
Chapter 12 Commentary on Kazakhstan	333	(8)
Henry Hale
Chapter 13 The Republic of Georgia: Conflict in Abkhazia and South Ossetia	341	(60)
Edward Ozhiganov
Chapter 14 Commentary on Georgia	401	(8)
Arthur G. Matirosyan
Part III What Will the Future Hold?	409	(128)
Chapter 15 Russian Security Interests and Dilemmas: An Agenda for the Future	411	(48)
Alexei Arbatov
Chapter 16 Horror Mirror: Russian Perceptions of the Yugoslav Conflict	459	(34)
Nadia Alexandrova-Arbatova
Chapter 17 The Development of U.S. Policy Toward the Former Soviet Union	493	(44)
Abram Chayes
Lara Olson
George Raach
Contributors	537	(4)
Index	541	(16)
About the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs	557