{"product_id":"9781788313650","title":"Georgia’s Foreign Policy in the 21st Century Challenges for a Small State","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGeorgia’s Foreign Policy in the 21st Century\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eChallenges for a Small State\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTracey German | Kornely Kakachia | Stephen F. Jones\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ International Relations \/ Diplomacy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe South Caucasus is the key strategic region between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea and the regional powers of Iran, Turkey and Russia and is the land bridge between Asia and Europe with vital hydrocarbon routes to international markets. This volume examines the resulting geopolitical positioning of Georgia, a pivotal state and lynchpin of the region, illustrating how and why Georgia's foreign policy is 'multi-vectored', facing potential challenges from Russia, int ernal and external nationalisms, the possible break-up of the European project and EU support and uncertainty over the US commitment to the traditional liberal international order.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracey German\u003c\/b\u003e is a Reader in the Defence Studies Department at King's College London, UK. She is an associate fellow at RUSI.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKornely Kakachia\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Political Science at Ivane Javakishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia, and Director of the Tbilisi-based Institute of Politics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Russian Studies at Mount Holyoke College, USA. He is an expert on post-communist societies in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Jones has briefed the U.S. Department of State on a regular basis, as well as a number of U.S. ambassadors to Georgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 January 2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eI.B. Tauris\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781788313650\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223566844044,"sku":"9781788313650","price":121.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_1b37a5e9-0db7-44da-9bce-388a11f79a8b.jpg?v=1783077267","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781788313650","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}