Commonwealth and Independence in Post-Soviet Eurasia (1998) analyses in detail how the new states conceived their regional policies. It looks in particular at the Russian-led Commonwealth of Independent States, feared by many of the newly-independent nations as being the Soviet Union Mark II.

Introduction Dmitri Trenin 1. The Georgian Perception of the West Ghia Nodia 2. Georgia in Europe: The Idea of a Periphery in International Relations Bruno Coppieters 3. The ‘Caucasian Home’ and Pan-Turkist Aspirations Hrant Avetisian 4. ‘Caucasian Home’: A View from Azerbaijan Rafig Aliev 5. The Armenian and Azeri Communities in Georgia: On Georgia’s Nationalities and Foreign Policies Alexander Kukhianidze 6. Conflict and Co-operation in Russo-Ukrainian Relations Arkadi Moshes 7. Ukrainian Foreign Policy: Between Russia and the West Sergei Vlasov 8. Turning Away From Russia: New Directions for Central Asia Alexei Malashenko 9. Russian and Western Interests in Preventing, Managing and Settling Conflicts in the Former Soviet Union Dmitri Trenin. Conclusions: The Failure of Regionalism in Eurasia and the Western Ascendancy over Russia’s Near Abroad Bruno Coppieters