Russia Eu Relations And The Common Neighborhood

Author : Irina Busygina
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781315443942

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Russia–EU Relations and the Common Neighborhood by Irina Busygina Pdf

Examining Russia–EU relations in terms of the forms and types of power tools they use, this book argues that the deteriorating relations between Russia and the EU lie in the deep differences in their preferences for the international status quo. These different approaches, combined with economic interdependence and geographic proximity, means both parties experience significant difficulties in shaping strategy and formulating agendas with regards to each other. The Russian leadership is well aware of the EU’s "authority orientation" but fails to reliably predict foreign policy at the EU level, whilst the EU realizes Russia’s "coercive orientation" in general, but cannot predict when and where coercive tools will be used next. Russia is gradually realizing the importance of authority, while the EU sees the necessity of coercion tools for coping with certain challenges. The learning process is ongoing but the basic distinction remains unchanged and so their approaches cannot be reconciled as long as both actors exist in their current form. Using a theoretical framework and case studies including Belarus, Georgia and Ukraine, Busygina examines the possibilities and constraints that arise when the "power of authority" and the "power of coercion" interact with each other, and how this interaction affects third parties.

Author : Irina Busygina
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1315443961

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Russia-EU Relations and the Common Neighborhood by Irina Busygina Pdf

Examining Russia-EU relations in terms of the forms and types of power tools they use, this book argues that the deteriorating relations between Russia and the EU lie in the deep differences in their preferences for the international status quo. These different approaches, combined with economic interdependence and geographic proximity, means both parties experience significant difficulties in shaping strategy and formulating agendas with regards to each other. The Russian leadership is well aware of the EU's "authority orientation" but fails to reliably predict foreign policy at the EU level, whilst the EU realizes Russia's "coercive orientation" in general, but cannot predict when and where coercive tools will be used next. Russia is gradually realizing the importance of authority, while the EU sees the necessity of coercion tools for coping with certain challenges. The learning process is ongoing but the basic distinction remains unchanged and so their approaches cannot be reconciled as long as both actors exist in their current form. Using a theoretical framework and case studies including Belarus, Georgia and Ukraine, Busygina examines the possibilities and constraints that arise when the "power of authority" and the "power of coercion" interact with each other, and how this interaction affects third parties.

Author : Cynthia A. Roberts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Russia (Federation)
ISBN : UVA:X030201620

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Russia and the European Union by Cynthia A. Roberts Pdf

Russia and the West have avoided renewed confrontation despite many post Cold War crises, but illiberal trends in Russia rule out any prospect of developing a mutual agenda for closer integration. Russian engagement with the leading Euro-Atlantic institutions on a special, but still subordinate, nonmember basis remains a clever yet suboptimal substitute. Such relationships, as this monograph about Russia and the European Union explains, tend to produce shallow collaboration, symbolic summitry and costly standoffs. Closer cooperation is blocked by an ongoing dispute over terms, which is rooted in asymmetries in power, ambivalent preferences, uncertainty about the distributional costs and benefits of deeper engagement, and Russia's continued unwillingness or inability to lock-in the liberal domestic structures necessary to make credible commitments. Moscow's renewed self-confidence and geopolitical ambitions, bolstered by sustained economic growth and high energy prices, complicate the bargaining and further strain these special relationships which persist for lack of a realistic, superior alternative.

Author : Debra Johnson,Paul F. Robinson,Paul Robinson
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415339858

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Perspectives on EU-Russia Relations by Debra Johnson,Paul F. Robinson,Paul Robinson Pdf

This book explains how the internal dynamics of transition have influenced the relationship between Russia and the EU. Taking an holistic approach, the authors present a balanced analysis exploring EU, Russian and US perspectives on the Russian-EU relationship and examine a range of political, economic, business and security issues including the Northern dimension of Russian-EU relations, the Chechen situation, Russian domestic economic policy, trade, the business environment, energy and EU technical assistance. They also address such questions as: * Will bilateral relations be achieved with a Western or Russian model? * Who is the main driver of Russian-EU relations? * Is Russia converging with the EU in terms of business, culture, legal environment and systems? * Does the Russian-EU link provide a new model for EU external relations?

Author : Tatiana Romanova,Maxine David
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351006248

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The Routledge Handbook of EU-Russia Relations by Tatiana Romanova,Maxine David Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of EU-Russia Relations offers a comprehensive overview of the changing dynamics in relations between the EU and Russia provided by leading experts in the field. Coherently organised into seven parts, the book provides a structure through which EU-Russia relations can be studied in a comprehensive yet manageable fashion. It provides readers with the tools to deliver critical analysis of this sometimes volatile and polarising relationship, so new events and facts can be conceptualised in an objective and critical manner. Informed by high-quality academic research and key bilateral data/statistics, it further brings scope, balance and depth, with chapters contributed by a range of experts from the EU, Russia and beyond. Chapters deal with a wide range of policy areas and issues that are highly topical and fundamental to understanding the continuing development of EU-Russia relations, such as political and security relations, economic relations, social relations and regional and global governance. The Routledge Handbook of EU-Russia Relations aims to promote dialogue between the different research agendas in EU-Russia relations, as well as between Russian and Western scholars and, hopefully, also between civil societies. As such, it will be an essential reference for scholars, students, researchers, policymakers and journalists interested and working in the fields of Russian politics/studies, EU studies/politics, European politics/studies, post-Communist/post-Soviet politics and international relations. The Routledge Handbook of EU-Russia Relations is part of a mini-series Europe in the World Handbooks examining EU-regional relations established by Professor Wei Shen.

Author : Jackie Gower,Graham Timmins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317985822

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The European Union, Russia and the Shared Neighbourhood by Jackie Gower,Graham Timmins Pdf

The conflict in South Ossetia in the summer of 2008 and the Ukrainian energy crisis in early 2009 served to highlight the tensions that continue to influence EU-Russia relations in regard to the region comprising the former republics of the Soviet Union or the ‘shared neighbourhood’. This book draws together research which examines the objectives of EU and Russian foreign policy and the complexities of the security challenges in this region. Although both actors have a shared interest in cooperating to create conditions of peace and stability, we have in recent years observed the development of growing competition between the EU and Russian foreign policy agendas. This book was based on a special issue of Europe-Asia Studies.

Author : Licínia Simão
Publisher : Springer
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137499103

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Security in Shared Neighbourhoods by Licínia Simão Pdf

This edited volume addresses the foreign policy approaches demonstrated by the European Union (EU), Russia and Turkey towards their shared neighbourhood. These three geopolitical players promote active foreign and security policies towards the Black and Caspian Seas, the Mediterranean and the Middle East, and determine stability in these regions.

Author : Oksana Antonenko,Kathryn Pinnick
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415359078

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Russia and the European Union by Oksana Antonenko,Kathryn Pinnick Pdf

The book looks at the array of political, security, economic, and social concerns raised by the enlargement process. It incorporates different perspectives from existing and new EU member states, Russian scholars and politicians from Moscow and the

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. European Union Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0104012757

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The European Union and Russia by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. European Union Committee Pdf

The relationship between the European Union and Russia has been going through a difficult phase with disputes over energy supplies, foreign policy issues, and tension between Russia and individual Member States. The change of presidency in Russia provides an opportunity to take stock and to consider whether this deterioration can and should be reversed. Russian politicians emphasise the importance of the relationship. This report discusses how the relationship might be developed in practice. The report examines Russia as a European country, its recent history, and the current economic situation in Russia. It then considers the institutional framework for Russia-EU relations, including the Partnership and Co-operation Agreement. The Committee believes closer co-operation should be fostered in several areas of common interest: economic, freedom, security and justice, research and education and culture. Energy is an important subject: there are concerns about whether Russia can supply sufficient gas and oil to meet its current and foreseeable domestic demand and international commitments. The security of energy supply to the EU is vital. The Russian view of international security issues is also very different from that of the West, and developments in the near neighbourhood of Russia are a very sensitive geopolitical area. Russian support for Serbia is contrasted with their co-operation on Iran. The two sides work together usefully on the Middle East, terrorism, non-proliferation, and other issues. The EU should continue and strengthen its efforts to reach common ground with the Russians on such international issues, but should also speak out if the Russian government falls short of the standards it has formally accepted in a number of international agreements.

Author : S. Velychenko
Publisher : Springer
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007-10-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230287037

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Ukraine, The EU and Russia by S. Velychenko Pdf

This book surveys the Ukrainian-EU relationship in light of the legacies of more than two hundred years of direct Russian rule. It examines interrelationships between identities, loyalties and political/cultural orientations, reviews policies, and identifies salient forces and trends.

Author : Tom Casier,Joan DeBardeleben
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781315444543

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EU-Russia Relations in Crisis by Tom Casier,Joan DeBardeleben Pdf

Relations between the EU and Russia have been traditionally and predominantly studied from a one-sided power perspective, in which interests and capabilities are taken for granted. This book presents a new approach to EU-Russia relations by focusing on the role of images and perceptions, which can be major obstacles to the enhancement of relations between both actors. By looking at how these images feature on both sides (EU and Russia), on different levels (bilateral, regional, multilateral) and in different policy fields (energy, minorities, regional integration, multilateral institutions), the book seeks to reintroduce a degree of sophistication into EU-Russia studies and provide a more complete overview of different dimensions of EU-Russia relations than any book has done to date. Taking social constructivist and transnational approaches, interests and power are not seen as objectively given, but as socially mediated and imbued by identities. This text will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners of European Foreign Policy, Eastern Partnership, Russian Foreign Policy and more broadly to European and EU Politics/Studies, Russian studies, and International Relations.

Author : Mai'a Cross,Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 9780472132287

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European-Russian Power Relations in Turbulent Times by Mai'a Cross,Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski Pdf

The Russia-Europe relationship is deteriorating, signaling the darkest era yet in security on the continent since the end of the Cold War. In addition, the growing influence of the Trump administration has destabilized the transatlantic security community, compelling Europe—especially the European Union—to rethink its relations with Russia. The volume editors’ primary goal is to illuminate the nature of the deteriorating security relationship between Europe and Russia, and the key implications for its future. While the book is timely, the editors and contributors also draw out long-term lessons from this era of diplomatic degeneration to show how increasing cooperation between two regions can devolve into rapidly escalating conflict. While it is possible that the relationship between Russia and Europe can ultimately be restored, it is also necessary to understand why it was undermined in the first place. The fact that these transformations occur under the backdrop of an uncertain transatlantic relationship makes this investigation all the more pressing. Each chapter in this volume addresses three dimensions of the problem: first, how and why the power status quo that had existed since the end of the Cold War has changed in recent years, as evidenced by Russia’s newly aggressive posturing; second, the extent to which the EU’s power has been enabled or constrained in light of Russia’s actions; and third, the risks entailed in Europe’s reactive power—that is, the tendency to act after-the-fact instead of proactively toward Russia—in light of the transatlantic divide under Trump.

Author : Jackie Gower,Graham Timmins
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781843317548

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Russia and Europe in the Twenty-First Century by Jackie Gower,Graham Timmins Pdf

A comprehensive exploration into the fractious historical and contemporary relationship of these two influential political powers.

Author : Tuomas Forsberg,Hiski Haukkala
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137355355

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The European Union and Russia by Tuomas Forsberg,Hiski Haukkala Pdf

This important text provides readers with a systematic and comprehensive overview of the historic and ever-evolving relationship between Russia and the European Union, and on that basis discusses what the future of relations could look like. The EU's policy towards Russia can be regarded as one of the toughest tests of the credibility of its external relations, and in examining the dynamics of the relationship, this book poses essential questions about the EU's ability to sustain itself as a meaningful entity in world politics. Written by two experts in the field, it analyses the political and institutional development of EU-Russia relations from three perspectives: European studies, Russian studies and International Relations, including Foreign Policy Analysis. The relationship between the European Union and Russia is of considerable importance to both partners, but whilst there have been many moments of co-operation between the two, tensions have never been far from the surface and the conflict over Ukraine brought it to a historical nadir. Both have taken steps to strengthen their relationship, but diplomatic stagnation and the challenge of furthering common economic, political, social, and environmental objectives have proved increasingly testing to relations over time. This important text provides readers with a systematic and comprehensive overview of the historic and ever-evolving relationship between Russia and the European Union, suitable for students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in European Studies, Russian Studies and International Relations theory.

Author : Ivan Samson
Publisher : Editions Publibook
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9782748303872

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Common economic space : prospects of Russia-EU relations by Ivan Samson Pdf