Cours : Russian-Turkish Rivalry over the Balkan and Caucasus Areas

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Russian-Turkish Rivalry over the Balkan and Caucasus Areas

(JTM 317)

Associate Professor Adrian Brisku, PhD

Doctoral Student, Lamiya Panahova

Department of Russian & East European Studies, Charles University

https://cuni.academia.edu/adrianBrisku

adrian.brisku@fsv.cuni.cz; lamiya.panahova@fsv.cuni.cz

Annotation

Contemporary Russia-Turkey relations are marred by rivalry and occasional rapprochements in their traditional areas of influence of the Balkans, the Caucasus, the Middle East and Central Asia. Focusing on the former two areas, more particularly those of the Western Balkans and the South Caucasus – where their rivalry appears more intensive – this course considers the historical relations between the two states and examines their exercise of ‘soft power’ and ‘hybrid power’ in their foreign policies with the individual states of Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina as well as Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. Drawing on a multi-disciplinary scholarship that deals with questions of ‘neo-imperialism’, geo-economics, geopolitics and cultural and historical relations on this rivalry and cooperation, the course aims at understanding the rationales (realism, constructivism) and the driving forces (security and national economic interests) behind their rivalry. This course also offers a great opportunity for comparisons to students to go deeper in their analysis of the modes of cooperation and tensions in each of these countries vis-à-vis Russia and Turkey.
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Select section 1. Historical Relations I (1500-1918): Ottoman & Russian Empires & the Balkans and the Caucasus (Brisku)

1. Historical Relations I (1500-1918): Ottoman & Russian Empires & the Balkans and the Caucasus (Brisku)
- Select activity • Brisku, Adrian, ‘Ottoman-Russian Relations’, Oxford Research Encyclopaedia of Asian History (2019), DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190277727.013.288
  
  • Brisku, Adrian, ‘Ottoman-Russian Relations’, Oxford Research Encyclopaedia of Asian History (2019), DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190277727.013.288 Fichier
  
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Select section 2. Historical Relations II (1921-1991): the Soviet Union, the Turkish Republic & Communism (Panahova)

2. Historical Relations II (1921-1991): the Soviet Union, the Turkish Republic & Communism (Panahova)
- Select activity Hurst, Samuel J., Onur Isci, ‘Smokestacks and Pipelines: Russian Turkish Relations...’, pp. 834-859.
  
  Hurst, Samuel J., Onur Isci, ‘Smokestacks and Pipelines: Russian Turkish Relations...’, pp. 834-859. Fichier
  
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Select section 3. ‘Great Power’, ‘Soft Power’ and ‘Hybrid Power’ in Foreign Policies (Brisku)

3. ‘Great Power’, ‘Soft Power’ and ‘Hybrid Power’ in Foreign Policies (Brisku)
- Select activity • Chitty, Naren, ‘Soft Power, Civic Virtue, and World Politics’, in Routledge Handbook of Soft Power, Naren Chitty et al (eds), (London: Routledge, 2017), 9-31
  
  • Chitty, Naren, ‘Soft Power, Civic Virtue, and World Politics’, in Routledge Handbook of Soft Power, Naren Chitty et al (eds), (London: Routledge, 2017), 9-31 Fichier
  
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- Select activity • Galeotti, Mark, Russian Political War: Moving Beyond the Hybrid (1)
  
  • Galeotti, Mark, Russian Political War: Moving Beyond the Hybrid (1) Fichier
  
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- Select activity • Galeotti, Mark, Russian Political War: Moving Beyond the Hybrid (2)
  
  • Galeotti, Mark, Russian Political War: Moving Beyond the Hybrid (2) Fichier
  
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Select section 4. Post-Cold War Rivalry: Eurasianism & Regionalism (Brisku)

4. Post-Cold War Rivalry: Eurasianism & Regionalism (Brisku)
- Select activity • Sekcin, Kostem, ‘Different Paths to Regional Hegemony: National Identity Contestation and Foreign Economic Strategy in Russia and Turkey’, Review of International Political Economy 25(5) (2018), 726-751
  
  • Sekcin, Kostem, ‘Different Paths to Regional Hegemony: National Identity Contestation and Foreign Economic Strategy in Russia and Turkey’, Review of International Political Economy 25(5) (2018), 726-751 Fichier
  
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- Select activity • Bechev, Dimitar, ‘The Russian-Turkish Marriage of Convenience’, in Rival Power (1)
  
  • Bechev, Dimitar, ‘The Russian-Turkish Marriage of Convenience’, in Rival Power (1) Fichier
  
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- Select activity • Bechev, Dimitar, ‘The Russian-Turkish Marriage of Convenience’, in Rival Power (2)
  
  • Bechev, Dimitar, ‘The Russian-Turkish Marriage of Convenience’, in Rival Power (2) Fichier
  
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Select section 5. Turkey in the Western Balkans: ‘Neo-Ottomanism’? (Brisku)

5. Turkey in the Western Balkans: ‘Neo-Ottomanism’? (Brisku)
- Select activity • Taglia, Stefano, ‘Ottomanism Then and Now: Historical and Contemporary Meanings: An Introduction’, Die Welt Des Islams 56 (2016), pp. 279-289.
  
  • Taglia, Stefano, ‘Ottomanism Then and Now: Historical and Contemporary Meanings: An Introduction’, Die Welt Des Islams 56 (2016), pp. 279-289. Fichier
  
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- Select activity • Demirta, Birgul, ‘Turkish Foreign Policy Towards the Balkans…’ Journal of Balkans and Near Eastern Studies 17(2), (2015), pp. 123-140.
  
  • Demirta, Birgul, ‘Turkish Foreign Policy Towards the Balkans…’ Journal of Balkans and Near Eastern Studies 17(2), (2015), pp. 123-140. Fichier
  
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- Select activity • Aydintasbas, Asli, ‘From Myth to Reality: How to Understand Turkey’s Role in the Western Balkans’, European Council in Foreign Relations, 13 March 2019.
  
  • Aydintasbas, Asli, ‘From Myth to Reality: How to Understand Turkey’s Role in the Western Balkans’, European Council in Foreign Relations, 13 March 2019. Fichier
  
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- Select activity Eva's Presentation
  
  Eva's Presentation Fichier
  
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- Select activity Vladislav's Presentation
  
  Vladislav's Presentation Fichier
  
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Select section 6. The Cases of Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina & Serbia (Brisku)

6. The Cases of Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina & Serbia (Brisku)
- Select activity • Pavlevic, Dorde, ‘The Future of Trilateral Cooperation among Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, Serbia’, Centre for Strategic Research, 2016, pp. 19-38.
  
  • Pavlevic, Dorde, ‘The Future of Trilateral Cooperation among Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, Serbia’, Centre for Strategic Research, 2016, pp. 19-38. Fichier
  
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- Select activity • Madhi, Gentiola, ‘“Our Brother Erdogan”- From Official to Personal Relations of Albania and Kosovo with the Turkish President’,
  
  • Madhi, Gentiola, ‘“Our Brother Erdogan”- From Official to Personal Relations of Albania and Kosovo with the Turkish President’, Fichier
  
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Select section 7. Russia in the Western Balkans: ‘Meddling’ & ‘Destabilising’ (Brisku)

7. Russia in the Western Balkans: ‘Meddling’ & ‘Destabilising’ (Brisku)
- Select activity • Stornski, Paul, Himes, Annie, ‘Russia’s Game in the Balkans’, 6 January 2019.
  
  • Stornski, Paul, Himes, Annie, ‘Russia’s Game in the Balkans’, 6 January 2019. Fichier
  
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Select section 8. The Cases of Serbia & Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro (Panahova)

8. The Cases of Serbia & Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro (Panahova)
- Select activity • Vuksanovic, Vuk, ‘Serbs Are not “Little Russians”’, The American Interest, 26 July 2018;
  
  • Vuksanovic, Vuk, ‘Serbs Are not “Little Russians”’, The American Interest, 26 July 2018; Fichier
  
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- Select activity • Szerencses, L., Jensen, D., ‘The Master of Soft Power: Russia’s Role in Serbia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia and Kosovo’, Academic Journal of the Budapest Business School, 2(2), (2017), 67-94.
  
  • Szerencses, L., Jensen, D., ‘The Master of Soft Power: Russia’s Role in Serbia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia and Kosovo’, Academic Journal of the Budapest Business School, 2(2), (2017), 67-94. Fichier
  
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- Select activity • Samorukov, Maxim, ‘Escaping the Kremlin’s Embrace: Why Serbia Has Tired of Russia’s Support’, The Moscow Times, 22 January 2019
  
  • Samorukov, Maxim, ‘Escaping the Kremlin’s Embrace: Why Serbia Has Tired of Russia’s Support’, The Moscow Times, 22 January 2019 Fichier
  
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Select section 9. Turkey in South Caucasus: Decline of Its ‘Soft Power’? (Panahova)

9. Turkey in South Caucasus: Decline of Its ‘Soft Power’? (Panahova)
- Select activity • Balci, Bayram, Liles, Thomas, ‘What Remains from Turkish Soft Power in the Caucasus’, Turkish Policy Quarterly, 24 April 2019.
  
  • Balci, Bayram, Liles, Thomas, ‘What Remains from Turkish Soft Power in the Caucasus’, Turkish Policy Quarterly, 24 April 2019. Fichier
  
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- Select activity • Balci, Bayram, Thomas Liles, ‘Turkey and the Caucasus: Mutual Interests in the post-Soviet Era’
  
  • Balci, Bayram, Thomas Liles, ‘Turkey and the Caucasus: Mutual Interests in the post-Soviet Era’ Fichier
  
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Select section 10. The Cases of Armenia, Azerbaijan & Georgia (Panahova)

10. The Cases of Armenia, Azerbaijan & Georgia (Panahova)
- Select activity • Meister, Stefan, ‘Shifting Geopolitical Realities in the South Caucasus’, Stockholm Centre for East European Studies, Nov. 2021, 1-16
  
  • Meister, Stefan, ‘Shifting Geopolitical Realities in the South Caucasus’, Stockholm Centre for East European Studies, Nov. 2021, 1-16 Fichier
  
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- Select activity • Aliyev, Fuad, ‘Islam and Turkey’s Soft Power in Azerbaijan: the Gulen Movement’ (1)
  
  • Aliyev, Fuad, ‘Islam and Turkey’s Soft Power in Azerbaijan: the Gulen Movement’ (1) Fichier
  
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- Select activity • Aliyev, Fuad, ‘Islam and Turkey’s Soft Power in Azerbaijan: the Gulen Movement’ (2)
  
  • Aliyev, Fuad, ‘Islam and Turkey’s Soft Power in Azerbaijan: the Gulen Movement’ (2) Fichier
  
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- Select activity • Ter-Matevosyan, Vahram, ‘Turkish Soft Power Politics in Georgia’,
  
  • Ter-Matevosyan, Vahram, ‘Turkish Soft Power Politics in Georgia’, Fichier
  
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Select section 11. Russia in the South Caucasus: Controlling the ‘Near Abroad’ & Countering Western Soft Power (Panahova)

11. Russia in the South Caucasus: Controlling the ‘Near Abroad’ & Countering Western Soft Power (Panahova)
- Select activity • MacFarlane, S. N., ‘Russia in the Caucasus’
  
  • MacFarlane, S. N., ‘Russia in the Caucasus’ Fichier
  
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- Select activity • Makarychev, Andrey, Alexandra Yatsuk, ‘Russia as a Counter-normative Soft Power:
  
  • Makarychev, Andrey, Alexandra Yatsuk, ‘Russia as a Counter-normative Soft Power: Fichier
  
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Select section 12. The Cases of Azerbaijan, Armenia & Georgia (Panahova)

12. The Cases of Azerbaijan, Armenia & Georgia (Panahova)
- Select activity • Brisku, Adrian, ‘Empires of Conquest and Civilisation in Georgian Political and Intellectual Discourse Since Late Nineteenth Century’, Intersection. EEJSP 2(2), (2016), pp. 34-51.
  
  • Brisku, Adrian, ‘Empires of Conquest and Civilisation in Georgian Political and Intellectual Discourse Since Late Nineteenth Century’, Intersection. EEJSP 2(2), (2016), pp. 34-51. Fichier
  
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- Select activity • Gulijev, Farid, ‘Azerbaijani-Russian Relations: Transactional Diplomacy in Action’, Russian Analytical Digest nr. 173. (2021)
  
  • Gulijev, Farid, ‘Azerbaijani-Russian Relations: Transactional Diplomacy in Action’, Russian Analytical Digest nr. 173. (2021) Fichier
  
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- Select activity • Arthur V. Atanesyan, at al, ‘Balancing between Russia and the West: the hard security choice of Armenia, European’, European Security (2023), 1-23
  
  • Arthur V. Atanesyan, at al, ‘Balancing between Russia and the West: the hard security choice of Armenia, European’, European Security (2023), 1-23 Fichier
  
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Select section Active Class Participation

Active Class Participation
- Select activity Final Paper Submission (31.05.2024)
  
  Final Paper Submission (31.05.2024) Exercice Turnitin 2
  
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