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Azerbaijan.The research question for this research has been formu-
lated as How well researched this topic by Azerbaijani researchers
and scholars? Which angles they are looking to this issue from? Why
this topic is very actual one for Azerbaijani researchers?
However, this issue is not atracted researchers of Azerbaijan,
as they are mostly made a research regarding the political relations
of these states. However there are some researchers such as Farhad
Mammadov (Director, the Center for Strategic Studies under the
President of Republic of Azerbaijan (SAM)), Gulshan Pashayeva
(Deputy Director, the Center for Strategic Studies under the Presi-
dent of Republic of Azerbaijan (SAM)), Fuad Chiragov (Research
Fellow, Foreign Policy Analysis Department, the Center for Strate-
gic Studies under the President of Republic of Azerbaijan (SAM)),
Vusal Gasimli (Head, Economic Analysis and Global Affairs De-
partment, the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of
Republic of Azerbaijan (SAM)), Reshad Karimov (Independent
expert), Jannatkhan Eyvazov (Ph.D.(Political Science), Lecturer at
Baku State University), Zaur Shiriyev (Senior Research Fellow,
ADA University), Sevinj Ruintan (assosiate professor at Baku State
University), Javid Alisgandarli (Lecturer at Baku State University)
and others has been touched this issue in their researches.
We can observe that, due to the Azerbaijani researchers the
main directions of the relations between the U.S and Caucasus
countries starting from the 1990s. Moreover, it highlights the main
geostrategic goals of the U.S in the South Caucasus compared to
Russia in the late XX century and beginning of the XXI century.
Needless to say that the Southern part of Caucasus region has
always been attractive not only for regional powers but also for
global powers such as the U.S and Russia.
In 1991, the U.S became one of the first countries, which
recognized the independence of newly established states in the
South Caucasus (3). Since then, the U.S tried to eliminate the
engagement and influence of Russia this region. In this regard, the
U.S implemented the policy towards the South Caucasus, which
was mostly up to Russian – U.S relations (3).
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From this point of view, the main direction of the U.S policy
towards South Caucasus states has been to integrate them into
Europe in order to decrease the impact of Russia in the region, as it
achieved in Georgia (4).
Moscow’s geopolitical activity in its “near abroad” is often
identified with the strengthening of authoritarian tendencies in
Russia itself. Taking into account that, such a rapid activity creates
a challenge to the United States and it can be a symbolic return to
the Cold War era (2).
Besides traditional diplomacy, it can be seen that Azerbaijan
and Armenia, both play a significant role in the policy of the U.S.
towards the South Caucasus. The main challenge of elaborating
Russia’s impact on these countries is the ongoing conflict between
two states (3). As the results of the Georgia’s integration to Europe
was loosing its territories (South Osetia and Abkhazia), Azerbaijan
and Armenia are both afraid of the same scenario in the framework
of the Nagorno-Karabakh.
However, viewing from Russia’s angle the situation is
different that the U.S. According to the Sevinj Ruintan and Javid
Alisgandarli, Russia has always been in the Caucasus where it has
great ambitions and opportunities both political and military (1).
It can be clearly seen that, Russia always tried to use military-
political actions in Caucasus region. In light of the six day war
between Russia and Georgia, we can observe that the Russia is
ready to use military power where its political power sucks.
Due to the authors, the U.S has never had a chance to get this
region as close as Russia. Due to the great distance, the U.S has
always tried to impact politically and by involvement of NATO in
this region (2).
REFERENCES
1. Sevinj Ruintan, Javid Alisgandarli. About The Russıan Mılıtary-
Polıtıcal Presense in The Post-Sovyet Southern Caucasus.
Retrieved from:
http://history.bsu.edu.az/en/content/ruintan_sevindj_farrukh_254
[Accessed on April 29, 2017].
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2. Zaur Shiriyev. NATO's South Caucasis paradigm: beyond 2014.
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_zaur_shiriyev.pdf [Accessed on April 29, 2017].
3. Fuad Chiragov and Reshad Karimov. Policies from afar: the US
options towards greater regional unity in the South Caucasus.
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http://www.epc.eu/documents/uploads/pub_5598_article_-
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2017].
4. Jannatkhan Eyvazov. Polıtıcal Structure of The Post-Sovıet
Regıon and Natıonal Securıty of Azerbaıjan. Retrieved from:
https://bakustate.academia.edu/JannatkhanEyvazov [Accessed on
April 29, 2017].
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Ayan KARIMOVA
Baku State University
Faculty of History, 2nd year student
E-mail: ayan_kerimova@yahoo.com
AMERICAN SCIENTIST GUENTER LEWY
ABOUT “ARMENIAN GENOCIDE” OF 1915
Academic Advisor:
PhD Elmira Ismayilova
Baku State University
Key words: “Armenian genocide”, Guenter Lewy, Ottoman
Empire, relocation of armenians
Nowadays the word "Armenian genocide" which armenians
claim that took place in 1915 during the World War I by turks is
still stay as a pretension. It is one of the disputable questions which
demands facts and that is why I am interested in researching this
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