The South Caucasus: Obama's Failed Russia "Reset" And The Putin Doctrine In Practice

 by Mahir Khalifa-zadeh

 28 March 2025

Original:

Khalifa-zadeh M., "The South Caucasus: Obama's Failed Russia "Reset" And The Putin Doctrine In Practice", Middle East Review of International Affairs, (MERIA), Israel, 2014, Vol. 18, No.3, 32-45 available at: https://www.proquest.com/docview/1615787558?sourcetype=Scholarly%20Journals

Headnote: 

Since 2009, under President Barack Obama, the U.S. has pursued a “Russian reset” policy, promising a fresh start to previously tense relations. Yet this policy has failed to improve American interests, particularly in the South Caucasus region, which is strategically important for both Israeli and U.S. policy towards the greater Middle East and the post-Soviet space. This article examines the priorities of both the Obama administration and President Vladimir  Putin’s doctrine and evaluates the implications of the  Crimean crisis for the South Caucasus. Finally, it demonstrates that in light of this failure, new U.S.  initiatives are urgently needed to enforce peace along international borders and America’s strategic interests in the South Caucasus and throughout Central Asia.

Copyright Global Research in International Affairs Center (GLORIA) Fall 2014

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