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66 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 3,830 Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • 67 Turkey's active neutrality supports regional stability in the Black Sea, but this contribution is limited by the influence of major powers (NATO expansion, Russian pressure) and sub-regional dynamics (Azerbaijan-Armenia tensions).

    TURKEY'S ACTIVE NEUTRALITY STRATEGY IN THE BLACK SEA REGION: PRACTICES AND ANALYSIS · 2026 · DOI

  • Abstract In the aftermath of the Bolshevik occupation of Georgia in February 1921, German-Russian-Georgian relations entered a critical and understudied transitional phase lasting until the establishment of the Soviet Union in December 1922.

    Under the Eye of the Cheka: Germany, Soviet Georgia, and the Struggle for Recognition, 1921–22 · 2026 · DOI

  • Given the undeniable importance of territory to groups, group-think, and even group survival, how do groups demonstrate a stronger, and, sometimes even, exclusivist, claim to territory over rival groups? Surprisingly, very few studies have attempted to explore this question in any kind of adequate depth.

    Interrogating the conceptual bases of group-based territorial claims · 2025 · DOI

  • It further argues that the success of the practice of criticizing human rights records has been limited to the institutionalization of EU-Russia cooperation in this area.

    The EU’s International Relations in the Practice of Criticizing the Human Rights Record of Russia · 2023 · DOI

  • Ultimately, antiwar transnational populism remained a short-lived and contextually bounded phenomenon, limited to an initial phase until early April and briefly resurfacing in Zelensky's appeal to ‘indigenous peoples’ of the Caucasus and Siberia in late September 2022.

    Towards an Antiwar Transnational Populism? An Analysis of the Construction of ‘the Russian People’ in Volodymyr Zelensky's Wartime Speeches · 2023 · DOI

  • In contributing to the scholarly debate on the European Union’s (EU) foreign policy, this paper focuses on an under-explored, yet central, subset of the latter, namely the EU’s cultural relations with the Eastern Partnership (EaP).

    Fanning the flames? An exploration of EU discourse on culture in the Eastern Partnership · 2022 · DOI

  • The scarce literature dedicated to Slovenia and its geopolitics is most likely due to the fact that Slovene territory had not been independent historically before 1991.

    A GEOPOLITICS OF SLOVENIA, REVIEW · 2021 · DOI

  • Our research represents a meaningful and transparent engagement with the influences of the well-known and understudied modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP) in geographically sensitive analysis.

    Mountainous Terrain and Civil Wars: Geospatial Analysis of Conflict Dynamics in the Post-Soviet Caucasus · 2016 · DOI

  • While the geopolitical rivalry between the European Union (EU) and Russia over their common neighborhood has increasingly attracted academic and public attention, relatively little is known of its actual influence on domestic institutions and policies.

    Beyond geopolitics: exploring the impact of the EU and Russia in the “contested neighborhood” · 2016 · DOI

  • Probing more deeply, the author identifies issues of the comparative method of particular relevance to the exchange that warrant further investigation, and goes on to present his own survey data (from early 2011 for Belarus and from 2010 in Ukraine and Russia) in an effort to advance the debate on these issues.

    Debating Belarus: A Framing Comment · 2011 · DOI

  • Eleven letters sent to Lord Raglan, Commander-in-Chief of British troops in the Crimea in 1854 and 1855, by Thomas Fonblanque, British Consul General at Belgrade, constitute a little known group of documents that provided useful information for the Allied campaign in the Balkans and the Crimea.

    To crimea via Belgrade: Thomas Fonblanque to Lord Raglan 1854-1855 · 2008 · DOI

  • Furthermore, the brief transition from the very detailed presentation of the author's adventures in Azerbaijan in 1994 (which comprises most of the book) to the narrative of the time he spent there in 1997 (which is sparse) leaves the reader curious about what went on in this country during the intervening period.

    Azerbaijan Diary: A Rogue Reporter's Adventures in an Oil-Rich, War-Torn, Post-Soviet Republic · 1999

  • Overall, the Polish case demonstrates that systemic incentives alone are insufficient to explain foreign policy outcomes without accounting for domestic, national, and regional political mediation.

    Poland’s Foreign Policy Transformation in the Post-Cold War Era · 2026 · DOI

  • Thankfully, the author identified this problem and dedicated hours of expert analysis to help fill­in the massive gap in knowledge for those who are unfamiliar with the South Cau­ casus states.

    Houman A. Sadri, Conflict and Cooperation in the South Caucasus Region: From Theory to Policy, Lanham, MA: Lexington Books, 2024. · 2026 · DOI

  • While these variables are important, they are insufficient to explain the systematic, cross-national, and sector- specific patterns of partial compliance observed across Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine, and Armenia.

    Fragmented Authority: External Russian Influence and the Domestic Limits of Post-Soviet States in EU Environmental and Energy Security Commitments · 2026 · DOI

  • The case demonstrates that declarations, symbols, and digital communities alone are insufficient to sustain a claim to statehood in the current international system.

    Statehood Claims and the Limits of International Recognition in the Case of Liberland · 2026 · DOI

  • By approaching the discourse of a relatively under-researched regional leader through this method, the study contributes to the literature on post-conflict state discourse and regional power projection.

    Azerbaijan's Stability and Leadership Role in the South Caucasus: Political Analysis of President Ilham Aliyev's Interview with Journalists · 2026 · DOI

  • Despite the potential for Tehran to engage in cooperation through proposed regionalist projects by other actors, a significant shift towards regionalism in Iran’s approach to the South Caucasus remains elusive.

    A Status Quo Power in a Changing Region: Iran’s Regionalism in the South Caucasus · 2025 · DOI

  • Yet, the extent to which we are witnessing a return to an international politics rationale driving HE internationalization remains unclear.

    How Geopolitics Shapes Higher Education Internationalization: Institutional Responses to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine · 2024 · DOI

  • Whereas relatively little is known about the history of attempts made in the early modern era to create a power in Central and Eastern Europe based on a union of states that were particularly important in the region at the time.

    Legal and Constitutional Aspects of the Triple Union: On the History of Federalism in East-Central Europe in the Modern Era · 2024 · DOI

  • The work will discuss models of taming these minorities, which should be understood as forcing them to obey, a type of active ethnic policy, as a result of which the sense of distinctiveness is limited to the cultural dimension, omitting the socio‑political aspect.

    Subetnosy zagrożeniem dla superetnosu. Modele poskramiania mniejszości regionalnych w Federacji Rosyjskiej · 2023 · DOI

  • While the general perception of Crimean Tatars has become more positive within Ukrainian society, there is still no agreement on the future of the de-occupied peninsula.

    De-occupation or (de)colonization? Challenges for Crimea’s future · 2023 · DOI

  • Despite the lack of visual material, but the abundance of qualitatively presented facts, a conclusion was made about the success of the selected issues and prospects for further study of the topic, taking into account the interest of the target audience.

    Review of the Monograph by H. Nevynna «German-Finnish Relations in 1933–1939. Kyiv: «Kondor», 2019. 160 p.» · 2022 · DOI

  • The article thematises subtle and hidden aspects that have accompanied the negotiations but have not been addressed clearly, yet hold the potential for change.

    The depth of the deadlock? Underlying themes in the Georgian-Abkhaz and Moldovan-Transnistrian Post-Soviet conflicts · 2022 · DOI

  • This article attempts to reconcile the contradictory evidence used by both sides by looking at the transformation of place-naming practises in the wake of the emergence of a modern bureaucratic state.

    Place-name wars in Karabakh: Russian Imperial maps and political legitimacy in the Caucasus · 2022 · DOI

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