The South Caucasus after Kosovo: Renewed Independence Hopes?

Nina Caspersen

Europe-Asia Studies, 2013, vol. 65, issue 5, 929-945

Abstract: The recognition of Kosovo did not go unnoticed in other aspiring states, but did it necessarily lead to renewed hopes for independence? Drawing on interviews with key actors, this essay analyses its effect in Nagorno-Karabakh. It finds that separatist demands are shaped by a complex interplay of external and internal forces, including international norms and practices. This explains the rather surprising finding that the Karabakh leaders in response to the recognitions of Kosovo, Abkhazia and South Ossetia gave up on recognition, at least temporarily, and instead started championing non-recognition as an attractive, sustainable status.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2013.805959

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