Rusya’nın yakın çevresini koruma politikası ve soğuk savaş izlenimleri (2008 Rusya-Gürcistan savaşı ve 2014 Ukrayna krizi)
Russia’s Policy to Protect It’s Near Abroad and Cold War Impressions (2008 Russia – Georgia War and 2014 Ukraine Crisis)

Summary/Abstract: The Caucasus and Black Sea are important regions in terms of energy lines extending from east to west. Georgia and Ukraine have a critical position in the security policies of both NATO and the EU in these regions. These countries are key points to ensure the energy security of the West and to control Asia's opening to the west. These points are also located in the near abroad of Russia. The 2008 Russia-Georgia War and the 2014 Ukraine Crisis showed that Russia will not allow any actor other than itself to fill the power vacuum that emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union in regions such as the Caucasus, Black Sea and Eastern Europe. Although the USA and the EU have tried to show a presence in the region by using soft power until today, Russia did not hesitate to use hard power in return. This impression reminded the world that a new cold war would begin between Russia and the USA. This research aims to examine the potential of what happened between Russia and the USA to disrupt the current international status quo and lead to a new Cold War in the light of concrete data. In this context, the possibility of Russia's rise to superpower status and the possible reactions of the EU are also among the subjects researched.

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