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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810840703321

Autore

Tolstrup Jakob <1980->

Titolo

Russia vs. the EU : the competition for influence in post-Soviet states / / Jakob Tolstrup

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, Colorado ; ; London, [England] : , : FirstForumPress, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-62637-188-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (295 pages )

Disciplina

327.4704

Soggetti

Geopolitics - Former Soviet republics

Former Soviet republics Foreign relations Russia (Federation)

Russia (Federation) Foreign relations Former Soviet republics

Former Soviet republics Foreign relations European Union countries

European Union countries Foreign relations Former Soviet republics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Setting the stage : post-Soviet Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine -- Studying the influence of external actors -- A theory of external influence -- The period of uncertainty, 1991-1994 -- Ruling elites regain control, 1995-1999 -- Competition for domestic power and external influence intensifies, 2000-2004 -- The return of geopolitics, 2005-2010 -- Overall trends in Russian and EU influence.

Sommario/riassunto

Do Russia and the European Union have any substantial influence over the political trajectories of post-Soviet states? Shedding new light on the interplay between domestic and external drivers of regime change, Jakob Tolstrup analyzes the impact of Russia and the EU on the democratization and autocratization processes in Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine.