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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781082503321

Autore

Leivyte Janina

Titolo

Russia's European agenda and the Baltic States / / Janina Leivyte

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-18110-1

1-135-18111-X

1-282-97453-X

9786612974533

0-203-86183-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Collana

Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

Classificazione

15.70

Disciplina

355/.033547

Soggetti

National security - Russia (Federation)

National security - Baltic States

Russia (Federation) Foreign relations Europe

Europe Foreign relations Russia (Federation)

Russia (Federation) Foreign relations Baltic States

Baltic States Foreign relations Russia (Federation)

Baltic States Strategic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Russia's foreign policy under Yeltsin: Domestic and international context; 3 The evolution of Russia's foreign policy under Putin and Medvedev (2000-8); 4 Russia and Europe; 5 The Russian factor in Baltic security; 6 Lithuania's relations with Russia: A case study; 7 Russian-Baltic relations: Summary and perspectives; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Russian foreign policy has become an increasing concern in 21st century, together with Russia's relations with its former Soviet neighbours - but its relations with the Baltic States are particularly sensitive, given the Baltic membership of NATO and the EU and Russia's increasingly fractious relations with those institutions. This book discusses the development of Russia's approach to the new security



architecture in Europe and assesses the prospects for a more active engagement of Russia in the Baltic Sea region and Europe as a whole. The book considers the full range of issues