TY - BOOK AU - Mehdiyeva,Nazrin TI - Power games in the Caucasus: Azerbaijan's foreign and energy policy towards the West, Russia and the Middle East T2 - Library of international relations SN - 9781848854260 (hbk.) AV - DK697.69 .M44 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - London, New York PB - I.B. Tauris KW - Energy policy KW - Azerbaijan KW - Natural gas KW - Political aspects KW - Economic aspects KW - Foreign relations KW - 1991- KW - Strategic aspects N1 - Introduction: Azerbaijan in great power politics -- How do small states survive? -- Personalities, processes, institutions : sculpting Azerbaijan's foreign and energy policy -- In the name of sovereignty : Azerbaijan's perceptions and strategies in dealing with Russia's military might -- Mining, pipelines and deals : strategic manoeuvering with Russia on the Caspian -- From euphoria to pragmatism : the evolution of Azerbaijan's policy towards Turkey -- The Western dimension of Azerbaijan's strategic manoeuvering -- Postscript and conclusions: What future for Azerbaijani gas and strategic manoeuvering? ER -