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.

Bruno Coppieters, Alexei Zverev and Dmitri Trenin

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