Armenia, the Regional Powers, and the West

" Mirzoyan' s book is an analysis of the last fifteen years of Armenia' s relations with regional and global powers, Turkey, Iran, Russia, and " the West. " This book' s great strength is that it elucidates the formation of the international identity of one country, Armenia, rather than the role of the region, the Caucasus, in international relations. The analysis of their foreign policies towards the Southern Caucasus, and Armenia specifically, on the other hand, illustrates how the global informs the local and vice versa. The author' s family history in Nagorno-Karabakh, her life in Armenia up to 1994 and her continuing contacts with personnel of the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs provide valuable insights available to few others. " - Patrick Dale, St Olaf College