Iran Times

By Brenda Shaffer
Caucasian Regional Studies, Volume 5, Issue 1 & 2, 2000
Iran and the Caucasus
Iran’s policy in the region is largely guided by geo-political state interests and less by ideological goals, such as promotion of Islam. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Iran grasped that a potentially conflict- laden zone had replaced its once [...]

By Brenda Shaffer
Caucasian Regional Studies, Volume 5, Issue 1 & 2, 2000
Abstract
The use of religious labels regarding the various sides to the hostilities in the Caucasus contributes little to understanding the roots of these conflicts and subsequently, finding appropriate solutions. Islam is not the primary collective identity of most of the Muslims of the Caucasus, [...]