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The Neighborhood Effect: The Imperial Roots of Regional Fracture in Eurasia
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The Neighborhood Effect: The Imperial Roots of Regional Fracture in Eurasia

Why are certain regions of the world mired in conflict? And how did some regions in Eurasia emerge from the Cold War as peaceful and resilient?

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By Anna Ohanyan
Published on Aug 1, 2022

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Stanford University Press

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Anna Ohanyan
Nonresident Senior Scholar, Russia and Eurasia Program
Anna Ohanyan
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