Regional Fracture and Its Intractability in World Politics: The Case of the Late Ottoman Empire

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Regional Fracture and Its Intractability in World Politics: The Case of the Late Ottoman Empire

Scholars have long grappled with the puzzle as to why some regions become peaceful and resilient while others crumble into perpetual insecurity. Much of the scholarship that they produced viewed regional formations as extensions of the state system.

By Anna Ohanyan

Published on Sep 21, 2021

Nationalities Papers

About the Author

Anna Ohanyan

Nonresident Senior Scholar, Russia and Eurasia Program

Anna Ohanyan is a nonresident senior scholar in the Carnegie Russia and Eurasia Program.

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