Russian-European Relations in the Balkans and Black Sea Region - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Russian-European Relations in the Balkans and Black Sea Region write by Vsevolod Samokhvalov. This book was released on 2017-06-19. Russian-European Relations in the Balkans and Black Sea Region available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book provides a detailed analysis of Russia’s ‘great power identity’ and the role of Europe in forming this identity. ‘Great power identity’ implies an expansionist foreign policy, and yet this does not explain all the complexities of the Russian state. For instance, it cannot explain why Russia decided to take over Crimea, but provided only limited support to break-away regions in Eastern Ukraine. Moreover, if Russia is in geo-economic competition with Europe, why has no serious conflict erupted between Moscow and other post-Soviet states which developed closer ties with the EU? Finally, why does Putin maintain relationships with the European countries that imposed tough economic sanctions on Russia? Vsevolod Samokhvalov provides a more nuanced understanding of Russia’s great power identity by drawing on his experience in regional diplomacy and research and applying a constructivist methodology. The book will appeal to students and scholars of international relations, in particular Russian-European relations, Russian foreign policy and Russian studies.
Russian-European Relations in the Balkans and the Black Sea Region
Russian-European Relations in the Balkans and the Black Sea Region - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Russian-European Relations in the Balkans and the Black Sea Region write by Vsevolod Samokhvalov. This book was released on 2015. Russian-European Relations in the Balkans and the Black Sea Region available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The European Union and the Black Sea
The European Union and the Black Sea - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The European Union and the Black Sea write by Sinem Akgul Acikmese. This book was released on 2017-10-02. The European Union and the Black Sea available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The idea for this book is derived from the scantiness of academic references on the European Union’s policies towards the Black Sea, relative to this region’s officially stated significance for the EU. Even though the EU plays a vital role in Black Sea political agendas, the EU’s cooperation with the region is not extensively covered by academic discussions and literature. This is mostly due to the fact that the EU’s focus on foreign affairs is mainly associated with the Balkans, as part the current and potential expansion, and the Middle East, as a direct consequence of the upheaval of the Arab Spring. The Black Sea region is crucially important for the EU because of the opportunities and challenges that the region presents, both politically and socio-economically. Contributions to this book mostly focus on specific issues of EU–Black Sea cooperation, from conflict to the environment to democracy, and how these particular relationships are perceived within the region as well as through the lenses of stakeholders such as Russia, Turkey, and the USA. Overall, the collection focuses on projecting a more efficient role and a holistic strategy for the EU in its approach towards the Black Sea region, testifying to the need for a strong EU presence. For this reason, the Black Sea area remains ‘the neighbourhood too close to, yet still far from, the European Union’. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies.
Rival Power
Rival Power - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rival Power write by Dimitar Bechev. This book was released on 2017-08-22. Rival Power available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A nuanced and comprehensive study of the political dynamics between Russia and key countries in Southeast Europe Is Russia threatening to disrupt more than two decades’ of E.U. and U.S. efforts to promote stability in post-communist Southeast Europe? Politicians and commentators in the West say, “yes.” With rising global anxiety over Russia’s political policies and objectives, Dimitar Bechev provides the only in-depth look at this volatile region. Deftly unpacking the nature and extent of Russian influence in the Balkans, Greece, and Turkey, Bechev argues that both sides are driven by pragmatism and opportunism rather than historical loyalties. Russia is seeking to assert its role in Europe’s security architecture, establish alternative routes for its gas exports—including the contested Southern Gas Corridor—and score points against the West. Yet, leaders in these areas are allowing Russia to reinsert itself to serve their own goals. This urgently needed guide analyzes the responses of regional NATO members, particularly regarding the annexation of Crimea and the Putin-Erdogan rift over Syria.
Expanding Eurasia
Expanding Eurasia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Expanding Eurasia write by Janusz Bugajski. This book was released on 2008. Expanding Eurasia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Moscow's overarching ambition toward Europe is to expand the "Eurasian space" in which Russia is the dominant political player. For Moscow, this means transforming Europe into an appendage of the Russian sphere of influence and debilitating Euro-Atlanticism by undercutting Europe's connections with the United States. The author explains that the most effective and realistic long-term Western strategy toward Russia needs to combine "practical engagement" with "strategic assertiveness.""--BOOK JACKET.
