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Georgia and the democracy promotion project -- Illusions of democracy -- The blossoming of the revolution -- How democratic was the Rose Revolution? -- Governance by adrenaline -- The U.S. role in the Rose Revolution -- Georgia and the United States after the revolution -- Georgia and the fading of the color revolutions

Actors and structures : the anatomy and evolution of regimes -- The Soviet legacy : implications for regime change -- Nationalist mobilization in Georgia -- Shevardnadze's return and its aftermath -- Profile of a corrupt regime : the Georgian state -- Pressure from below : the influence of society on the Georgian state -- The 'Rose Revolution': a second transition? -- Conclusion.

The attacks on New York and Washington on September 11, 2001, enhanced the importance of both the Transcaucasus and Central Asia to American security. Overflight rights through the Caucasus to Central Asia and Afghanistan are vital components of the ongoing military effort there by both U.S. and NATO forces. But this region has multiple conflicts and fault-lines. As multiple recent crises show, Russo-Georgian tensions connected with South Ossetia and Abkhazia could erupt into open violence at any time. The author outlines the possibilities for conflict in this region and the qualities that make it strategically important, not only for Washington and Moscow, but also increasingly for Europe

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Theoretical and Conceptual Framework -- 2 Georgia and its Euro-Atlantic Orientation -- 3 The Georgian Europeanness -- 4 Euro-Atlantic Discourse as a Legitimacy Management Strategy -- 5 The Euro-Atlantic Community as a New Patron -- Conclusion and Outlook -- Bibliography -- Index

The puppet masters -- Project democracy -- Proxy fight : the fall of Milosevic -- The revolution-makers -- Liberal imperialism -- A Caucasian knot -- The rose revolution -- The end of politics -- A chestnut of an idea -- Spiked oranges and felt boots -- Orange Kiev, blue Little Russia -- Unmanageable democracy -- The new great game -- Where roses don't grow -- The Kremlin strikes back -- Afterglow