Russia, the EU, and the Eastern Partnership : Building Bridges or Digging Trenches? / / Vasile Rotaru, Andreas Umland

• Autore: Rotaru Vasile
• Pubblicazione: Hannover, : ibidem, 2018
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (201 pages)
• Disciplina: 337.4701724
• Soggetto topico: Europäische Union; Russland; Politik; Politics; Russia; European Union
• Classificazione: 321
• Persona (resp. second.): UmlandAndreas, Dr.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- List of Acronyms -- Foreword -- Part I EU-Russia Relations: From Cooperation to Distrust -- Chapter 1 A Clash of Two Worldviews? -- Introduction -- 1. A realist power in a post-modern world -- 2. 'A strange animal' or a state-of-the-art power? -- 3. An inevitable clash? -- Conclusions -- Chapter 2 EU-Russia Relations between the Cold War and Georgian War -- Introduction -- 1. EU-Russia relations during the Yeltsin presidency -- 2. Vladimir Putin and 'Great Russia' -- 2.1 The end of the 'Time of Troubles' -- 2.2 The economization of Russian foreign policy -- Conclusions -- Chapter 3 Crossing the Red Line: The EU and Russia within the Contexts of the Georgian War and Ukraine Crisis -- Introduction -- 1. Rebuilding international credibility -- 2. In search of modernisation without democratisation -- 3. Contesting the EU -- Conclusions -- Part II A Partnership for a Common Neighbourhood -- Chapter 4 From the 'New Neighbourhood Initiative' to the Eastern Partnership -- Introduction -- 1. The road towards the Eastern Partnership -- 2. Divided or connected by the neighbourhood? -- 3. Is the EaP a challenge for Russian foreign policy? -- Conclusions -- Chapter 5 Russia's Contribution to the Inception of the EaP -- 1. The first signs of disobedience in the 'near abroad' -- 2. Towards an assertive approach -- 2.1. The 'energodiplomacy' -- 2.2. From 'food wars' to deportations -- 2.3. The secessionist card -- 3. Estranging the 'near abroad', propelling the Eastern Partnership -- 4. A coincidence of needs and interests -- Conclusions -- Chapter 6 Russia's Relations with the EaP Countries after 2009 -- Introduction -- 1. Russia and the EaP countries -- 1.1 Belarus -- 1.2 The Republic of Moldova -- 1.3 Georgia -- 1.4 Armenia -- 1.5 Azerbaijan -- 1.6. Ukraine -- 2. Sovereignty from the Russian Perspective -- 3. Imperial ambitions?. ; Conclusions -- References.
• Sommario/riassunto: Even before the Ukrainian crisis, neither Russia nor the EU were content with their relationship. Despite economic interdependence, strategic partnership, official declarations of belonging culturally and historically to the same ‘European family’ and in spite of Russia’s stated interest in establishing an economic community stretching from Lisbon to Vladivostok, the two actors found it difficult to agree on important issues. The conflictual atmosphere between the EU and Russia has three main dimensions: the normative issue, energy relations, and the shared neighbourhood with the latter being particularly salient after the launch of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) in 2009. The former Soviet space is at the core of Russian foreign policy. Moscow’s special interest in this area results from economic factors, diaspora issues, and, most importantly, from its perceived security need. Obsessed by a fear of being encircled by enemies, Russia sees its hegemony over the former Soviet republics as paramount to the protection of its own borders. Therefore, the rapprochement of any other actor towards this region is regarded with high suspicion. Against this background, Vasile Rotaru analyzes EU-Russia relations with a particular emphasis on the impact of the EaP on Moscow’s relations with Brussels. He argues that the EaP represented a turning point in EU-Russia relations, determining Moscow to revise its attitude towards the Union. Rotaru explains that, even if the EaP was Brussels’ initiative, the Partnership met the aspirations of the six former Soviet republics. Moreover, despite its opposition towards the EU’s initiative, Russia itself acted involuntarily as a propeller of the EaP. By aiming to keep the former Soviet republics close, Moscow often conducts an assertive, aggressive policy in the ‘near abroad.’ This strategy, however, had mostly opposite effects, causing Russia’s neighbors to look elsewhere for support of their sovereignty. From this perspective, the rapprochement of Moldova, Belarus, Ukraine, and the three Caucasus republics with the EU has not been determined only by Brussels’ prosperity and soft-power attractiveness but also by existential fears in the former Soviet republics. The book appeals to a wide range of students, researchers, and professors specializing on Russia, the EU, and the former Soviet space in the fields of International Relations, Foreign Policy Analysis, and Security Studies as well as to think-tank analysts and policy makers.
• Titolo autorizzato: Russia, the EU, and the Eastern Partnership
• ISBN: 9783838271347; 3838271343
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910959104603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society ; ; 186.