Abkhazia’s Relations with Russia
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2025-05
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The special issue deals, on the one hand, with Abkhazia’s territorial relations with Russia, which have intensified over the last two decades. Bachelet’s article reveals the different dimensions of the Russian–Abkhaz integration. In particular, the disruption of contacts with (the rest of) Georgia since 1993 made Russia Abkhazia’s only real foreign partner. On the other hand, Blakkisrud and Kolstø analyse Abkhazia’s 2025 presidential elections, which were particularly notable due to unprecedented interference by Russia. The victory of their Russian-backed candidate raises several questions about Abkhazian sovereignty and the future of the country’s political landscape.
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142
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Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich; Research Centre for East European Studies (FSO), University of Bremen; Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC-Georgia); Center for Eastern European Studies (CEES), University of Zurich; German Association for East European Studies (DGO)
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Russian Federation; Georgia (Caucasus Region); Abkhazia; De facto states; States with limited recognition; Abkhazian presidential elections 2025
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03515 - Wenger, Andreas / Wenger, Andreas
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Layout: Sabrina Glasmacher, Cengiz Kibaroglu, Matthias Neumann, and Michael Clemens