Roger E. Kanet

Maria Raquel Freire

Introduction Russia in Eurasia: External Players and Regional Dynamics-- M.R.Freire & R.E.Kanet PART I: THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE GREATER CASPIAN BASIAN Russia and the CIS Region: The Russian Regional Security Complex-- B.Nygren International Rivalries in Eurasia-- S.Blank Eurasia at the Heart of Russian Politics: Dynamics of (In)Dependence in a Complex Setting-- M.R.Freire PART II: EXTERNAL POWERS, RUSSIA AND EURASIA Russia and the Greater Caspian Basin: Withstanding the U.S. Challenge-- R.E.Kanet Competing for Eurasia: Russian and European Union Perspectives-- S.Fernandes & L.Simao Russia and China in Eurasia: The Wary Partnership-- J.Berryman India and Central Asia-- A.D.Gupta Eurasia between Russia, Turkey and Iran-- M.Mesbahi PART III: INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND NON-STATE ACTORS, RUSSIA AND EURASIA Senseless Dreams and Small Steps: The CIS and CSTO Between Integration and Cooperation-- R.Sakwa The Atlantic Alliance in Eurasia: A Different Player?-- A.Priego Intergovernmental Organisations and Non-State Actors, Russia and Eurasia: The OSCE-- P.T.Hopmann Strategic Resources, Strategic Players: The Role of National versus International Oil Companies in Post-Soviet Eurasia-- H.Kjarnet Conclusion-- M.R.Freire.

The Return of the 'Great Game'

Key Players and Regional Dynamics in Eurasia

Central and East European Studies Series, 1 (International Studies Library, 32) Over the past two decades Russia's relations with Europe and the West, in general, have deteriorated, as Russia rebuilt its international political and economic foundations and its leaders decided to pursue a policy of reestablishing Russia as the major regional actor and as an important global power. The chapters that comprise the volume examine the factors that drive Russian foreign policy, including those that divide Europe from Russia. They then examine the specifics of Russian relations with the European Union and NATO and the impact of U.S.-Russian relations on the Russian-European relationship. They conclud with an examination of President Medvedev's proposal for a new Eurasian security architecture. The overall message of the analysis is that the longer-term prospects for Russian relations with the West are limited, because of the deep divisions between the two sides. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 'Russia and European Security' - Roger E. Kanet & Maria Raquel Freire PART I: DETERMINANTS OF RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY Ch. 1: 'The Cold Peace: Making Sense of Russia's Relationship with the West' - Richard Sakwa Ch. 2: 'Subjectivity Matters: Reconsidering Russia's Relations with the West' - Regina Heller Ch. 3: 'Image and Reality: Russia's Relations with the West' - Valentina Feklyunina Ch. 4: 'Europe as Idea, Model and Reality: The Complex Nature of Europe's Significance for Russia' - Dina Moulioukova-Fernandez PART II: RUSSIA, THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE UNITED STATES Ch. 5: 'U.S.-Russia Relations: Is there enough Common Ground for a New Phase?' - Gulnur Aybet & Joe Hogler Ch. 6: 'Russia, the EU and the United States: Intertwined Relationships' - Roger E. Kanet Ch. 7: 'EU-Russia Relations and Transnational Terrorism: The Case of Police Cooperation' - Maria Raquel Freire Ch. 8: 'The EU/EC, Human Rights, Russia and the Issue of the Russian-speakers in Latvia and Estonia' - Franz Preissler PART III. THE MEDVEDEV PROPOSAL ON EUROPEAN SECURITY Ch. 9: 'Medvedev's European Security Treaty Proposal: Building a Euro-Atlantic Security Community?' - Nikita Lomagin Ch. 10: 'The European Union and the Medvedev Proposal: A Breakthrough or an Empty Shell?' - Sandra Fernandes Ch. 11: 'Russia's Security Policy Agenda in Northern Europe' - Carolina Vendil Pallin Conclusion - Roger E. Kanet & Maria Raquel Freire About the Editors Roger E. Kanet, Ph.D. (1966) in Politics, Princeton University, is Professor of International Studies at the University of Miami. He has published extensively on international politics and Russian foreign policy, including The United States and Europe in a Changing World (RoL, 2009) and A Resurgent Russia and the West: The European Union, NATO and Beyond (RoL, 2009). Maria Raquel Freire, Ph.D., University of Kent at Canterbury, is assistant professor in the Department of International Relations at the University of Coimbra and researcher at the Centre for Social Studies (CES) of the University of Coimbra. Her research focuses on foreign policy, Russia and the post-Soviet space and peace studies. She has published widely, including Key Players and Regional Dynamics in Eurasia (Palgrave, 2010)

Russia and European Security

Licínia Simão

Paula Duarte Lopes

Daniela Nascimento

This book contributes to the literature on the EUs role in the international system by engaging with the debates on global actorness and mapping new conceptual and theoretical avenues to better understand how agency and power are exerted at the global and regional levels, in a context of increased contestation of the international liberal order. Organised around three main lines, the book first looks at how the EU positions itself internationally in different policy areas, providing a multi-dimensional reading of EU policies, instruments, and practices; secondly, it engages with the EUs own perspective toward its regional contexts and with the perspectives of regional actors on the EU; and, thirdly, it explores non-European perspectives on EU actorness, as the way the EU is perceived by others in this system of contested leadership is central to how it is understood in terms of policies, instruments, and overall capability to lead and act as a global power. Maria Raquel Freire is Professor of International Relations at the Faculty of Economics and Researcher at the Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal. Paula Duarte Lopes is Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Faculty of Economics and Researcher at the Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal. Daniela Nascimento is Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Faculty of Economics and Researcher at the Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal. Licinia Simao is Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Faculty of Economics and Researcher at the Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal.

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