GÜNEY KAFKASYA’DA İKİTARAFLILIĞIN İZLERİNİ BAĞLAMSALLAŞTIRMAK: ERMENİSTAN – GÜRCİSTAN ÖRNEĞİ

                                                                                                   ÖZETMevcut çalışma, bir dış politika kavramı ve pratiği olan ikitaraflılığın, Güney Kafkasya’da Ermenistan – Gürcistan ilişkileri örneği üzerinden bağlamsallaştırılmasına odaklanmaktadır. İki aktör arasında, ikili, bölgesel ve küresel bağlantılardan doğan, kendine özgü ve sınırlı bir ikitaraflılık olduğu ve devam edeceği temel argümanı çerçevesinde; önce ikitaraflılığın doğuşu, evrimi, belirli örnekleri, coğrafyaları betimlenmektedir. İki aktörün ilişkilerinin tarihçesinin özetini müteakip, sözkonusu ikitaraflılığın neden ve nasıl vuku bulduğu; ekonomik ve ticari ilişkiler, sevkiyat hatları, ayrılıkçı sorunlar, azınlık unsuru ve Rusya etkisi temelinde araştırılmaktadır. Nihai tahlilde, sözkonusu ikitaraflılığın mevcut niteliğine ve gelecekteki akıbetine dair kimi değerlendirmeler ile öngörülerde bulunulmaktadır.ABSTRACT This paper focuses on the contextualization of bilateralism, a foreign policy concept and practice, via the case of Armenia – Georgia relations in South Caucasus. In the framework of the main argument that there exists a sui generis and limited bilateralism between the two actors emanating from their bilateral, regional and global connections, and that this shall remain; the paper first provides a description of the emergence, evolution, certain examples and settings of bilateralism. Following a summary of the two actors’ relations, why and how the bilateralism at hand has come into existence is explored on the basis of economic and trade relations, transportation routes, separatism issues, minority factor, and the impact of Russia. In the final analysis, the paper provides some asssessments and prospects with regard to the current characteristics as well as the future of the bilateralism concerned.

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