TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE

PART I
Transformation of World Politics: Implications for the South Caucasus

Karapet Kalenchian
After Kosovo: Confrontation between Russia and the West

Manvel Sargsian
Politics of "Reset" in the US-Russia Relations as a Factor of Political Climate Shift in the Post-Soviet Area

Saro Saroyan
The South Caucasus: Communications Corridor or Platform for Interrelations among the Regional States?

Emma Begijanian
Echoes of the Arab Revolutions in the South Caucasus

Levon Gevorgian
The Right to Secession: Trends of Evolution

PART II
Shift in Political Climate of the South Caucasus Region

Lali Chagelishvili
Georgia after the 2008 War (in English)

Artak Shakarian
An Attempt on Armenia-Turkey Rapprochement (2008-2011)

Hovsep Khurshudian
Impact of Global Financial Crisis on the Recognized States of the South Caucasus

Sergey Minasian
Security Dynamics in the South Caucasus: Instability of the Post-War Region or Fixation of Renewed Status Quo? (in Russian)

Sergey Shakariants
Azerbaijan's Militarization as a New Factor of the Regional Destabilization (in Russian)

Andrias Ghoukasian
Mountainous Karabakh: The Rights of Peoples to Peace and Development (in Russian)

PART III
Armenia in the Context of Political Changes

David Petrosian
The 2008 Domestic Political Crisis and Key Issues of Armenia's Security (in Russian)

Tatoul Manaserian
The Second Wave of International Financial Crisis and Armenia's Economy

Hovhannes Nikoghosian
Armenia on the Path of European Integration: Simple Reality and Aspirations

Edgar Vardanian
Political Developments in the RA in the Light of Arab Revolutions

Armine Ghazarian
Some Aspects of Socio-Psychological Situation in Armenia

Masis Mayilian
Artsakh: The Situation of "No War, No Peace"

APPENDIX

Armen Torosian
Resolutions Adopted by the UN and PACE on the South Caucasus (2008-2011)