The aim of the study is to make sense of the political problems experienced in two regions that are economically, socially and politically similar, such as the Caucasus and Central Asia. For this purpose, frozen conflict zones produced by ethnic / religious conflicts faced by the countries of the region will be examined.

The Caucasus region and Central Asia covers a large part of the Eurasian. Both regions, where Russia and China have a serious influence and visibility, also have a location that reflects the hegemonic expectations of both these actors. In this context, domestic political developments and even internal conflicts in the region can be linked to the policies of Russia and China to a certain extent and have the potential to affect the motives of these two powers. Although Central Asia is rich in natural resources, it is landlocked and has lagged other nations in terms of agricultural production and industrial development. Although the Caucasus is divided into the North, the territory of Russia, and the South, where three independent states are located, it is insufficient in terms of production and development. The Caucasus stands out especially with energy projects and its feature of being a commercial corridor.

Chapter 1: Nagorno-Karabakh Conflıct and Turkey by Gökhan Koçer

Chapter 2: Anatomy of a De Facto State: Abkhazia between Societal and Economic Security

by Bezen Balamir Coşkun

Chapter 3: South Ossetıa Conflıct by Pınar Erkem and Onur Ağkaya

Chapter 4: A People Deported from Theır Homeland: The Meskhetian by Pınar Yürür

Chapter 5: Southern Azerbaijan Problem: Historical and Cultural Dimensions by Seçil

Özdemir

Chapter 6: The Adjarıan Issue by Tolga Çıkrıkçı

Chapter 7: The North Caucasus: Border Disputes and Ethnic Issues in the Region after the

Fall of the Soviet Union by Toğrul İsmayıl and Mustafa Erhan Oduncu

Chapter 8: Ferghana Valley Issue by Selim Kurt

Chapter 9: Aral Sea Basin: The Role of Environmental Destruction on the Political Conflict

by Senem Atvur

Chapter 10: Marıtıme Dısputes in the Caspıan Sea: Delımıtatıon of the State Borders by

Levent Kırval and Arda Özkan

Chapter 11: Boundary, Water, and Securıty Issues in the Context of Karakalpakstan by

Serdar Yılmaz

Chapter 12: Turkic Minority of Multinational Russia: Bashkirs by Fatih Gide

Chapter 13: Frozen Conflicts and Hot Peace by Sezai Özçelik

Chapter 14: Assessing Energy Diplomacy in the Eurasian Region: The Geopolitical

Implications for Energy Cooperation by Azime Telli

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Chapter 15: Mıgratıon in Central Asıa and South Caucasus by Sanem Özer

Chapter 16: Climate Change in Central Asia and the South Caucasus by Ceren Uysal Oğuz

Chapter 17: Possıble Effects of One Belt, One Road Inıtıatıve Specıfıc to Central Asıa and the

South Caucasus by Göktürk Tüysüzoğlu

Chapter 18: The Eurasıan Economıc Unıon Integratıon Project of Russıa for the Post-Sovıet

World in the 21st Century: Ambıtıous Objectıves Versus Great Challenges by Sina

Kısacık

Chapter 19: Human Mobılıty, Gender, and Conflıct in the Caucasus and Central Asıa by

Şebnem Köşer Akçapar