Ukraine Between The Eu And Russia Geopolitics And Mechanisms Of External Influence Behind European And Russian Integration Projects

Author : Josef Muehlbauer
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783346317971

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Ukraine between the EU and Russia. Geopolitics and mechanisms of external influence behind European and Russian integration projects by Josef Muehlbauer Pdf

Essay aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich Politik - Internationale Politik - Thema: Europäische Union, Note: 1, Universität Wien (Institut für Politikwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: (BAK11) European Union - The European Union as a global actor, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: What geopolitical reasons lie behind the competing integrations projects initiated from Russia and the EU concerning Ukraine? This is the main question this essay is addressing. Additionally, it is also asked what extant these competing dynamics could lead to tension, conflict and war in the eastern European region. Which tools of soft and hard power from both Russia and the EU are used in order to influence the Ukrainian political trajectories in the post Orange Revolution era? Russia’s and EU’s integration policies will be therefore described in empirical terms, based on secondary literature, and interpreted in terms of (neo-)realism. In analyzing Russia’s and EU’s foreign policy towards the Ukraine the author will consider Russia’s and EU’s official foreign policy concepts and other relevant documents and statements by their representatives. Among the features of the post-socialist transformation of Eastern Europe over the past two decades have been the conflicts over collective identities, geostrategic territories (national borders) and natural resources (especially natural gas and crude oil). Sometimes these conflicts have led to military confrontations. But most important both external actors Russia and the EU have used a wide variety of instruments ranging from more coercive to softer tools in order to influence the domestic trajectories of the former Soviet states, geographically squeezed between the EU and Russia. As we will see in this essay, the case of Ukraine is special and is a culmination of a long-term crisis in EU-Russia relations.

Author : R. Dragneva-Lewers,K. Wolczuk
Publisher : Springer
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137516268

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Ukraine Between the EU and Russia: The Integration Challenge by R. Dragneva-Lewers,K. Wolczuk Pdf

This book addresses the complex origins of the Ukrainian crisis. It places the crisis in a longer-term perspective and shows how the domestic political regime interpreted, balanced and eventually chose between the competing integration offers of Russia and the EU. It also explores the key implications for Ukraine's relations with the EU and Russia.

Author : Riccardo Alcaro
Publisher : Edizioni Nuova Cultura
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9788868124649

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West-Russia Relations in Light of the Ukraine Crisis by Riccardo Alcaro Pdf

In light of Russia’s annexation of Crimea and destabilization of Ukraine, West-Russia relations have so dramatically deteriorated that talk of a new Cold War has become routine. NATO’s role in Europe is again in the spotlight, with experts and policymakers pondering whether the Alliance needs to go back to its historical roots and re-calibrate itself as an instrument of defence from and containment of Russia. At the same time, cooperation between Russia and the West has not collapsed altogether coordinate on issues such as Iran’s nuclear programme. Clearly, tensions over Ukraine are so strong that the risk of a breakdown in relations cannot be ruled out. The contributions to this volume, the result of an international conference jointly organized by the Istituto Affari Internazionali and the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings, analyze the dramatic shift in Europe’s strategic context and explore the question of whether Russia and the West can contain tensions, manage competition, and keep cooperating on issues of mutual concern.

Author : S. Velychenko
Publisher : Springer
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 46,8 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 : Alexandra Weber
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2007-03-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783638617291

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Europe's Influence on Ukrainian State Building - A Struggle for Identity between Europe and Russia by Alexandra Weber Pdf

Master's Thesis from the year 2006 in the subject Politics - Region: Eastern Europe, grade: 1,3, University of Hamburg (Departement für Wirtschaft und Politik), language: English, abstract: Up to today the realities in Post-Soviet space are defined by the search for state and national identity in contrast to the former peripheral existence during the Soviet past. From the very beginning of their independence the newly independent states were afflicted with different problems resulting from the ambiguous situation of quasi sovereignty but still strictly Moscow centralised rule. A regime change always demands great flexibility in ideas of these who have to deal with the remains of the past and the results of the breakdown in order to find an adequate approach to the new realities. It is therefore not astonishing that in account to the various economic and social constraints in the different Newly Independent States, each was in search of its own way to deal with the problems of state-building, acceptance of the international community and Russia’s attempts to dominate the former sphere of influence. The analysis will deal with the special case of Ukraine's emancipation from the USSR heritage and the historic dominance of an imperial Russia. The focus of analysis will be put on the processes of state-identity building in the framework of Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC), Western Europe and the EU, as well as the context of Russian foreign policy towards the ‘Near Abroad’. The subject is especially relevant today, since a wave of ‘colourful’ revolutions has taken place on the territories of some former Soviet republics in the past to years, showing that the political processes of forming a nation are still hard to predict in that region. The important change that goes on in the former Soviet republics, including Ukraine, is the transition from the main foreign policy objective of the 1990s – either to escape from Russia or to stay. Now, the question seems to be: ‘Where to go?’. Ukraine, during the events of November-December 2004, the so-called “Orange Revolution”, seems to have chosen a new quality of nation state identity – the Euro-Atlantic orientation in the international arena. In the following work, Ukrainian state identity building in the sphere of influence of two major world powers, the European Union and Russia, will be in the focus of social and political analysis. The approach is aiming at developing a better understanding of the Ukrainian situation which can be metaphorically be described as that of a “shock absorber” between Russia and the European Union (EU) in many perspectives.

Author : Nicholas Ross Smith
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786430014

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EU–Russian Relations and the Ukraine Crisis by Nicholas Ross Smith Pdf

This book assesses the competitive and contentious EU–Russia relationship in relation to Ukraine from 2010 to 2013, focusing on the important areas of trade, energy and security. The key issue explored is whether this relationship played any meaningful role in the deterioration of the situation in Ukraine since late 2013.

Author : Marcin Górnikiewicz,Radosław Bielawski
Publisher : V&R Unipress
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783847014065

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Influence of Russian Activities by Marcin Górnikiewicz,Radosław Bielawski Pdf

This volume is the result of the work of scientists from several scientific disciplines who used various methods and forecasting techniques to answer the question: "What would happen if NATO and the EU weakened in the 21st century and Russia continued to influence the already strongly democratized and free-market societies in the region?" It is prognostic and intended to present the results of research on the political and social perception of the surveyed nations in the face of the weakening of the EU / NATO international security structures and the constant pressure from the Russian Federation in the 21st century. Please note: The research in this book covers the period 2020–2021.

Author : Vsevolod Samokhvalov
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Russia (Federation)
ISBN : 9291981176

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Relations in the Russia-Ukraine-EU Triangle by Vsevolod Samokhvalov Pdf

By introducing the Wider Europe concept and the European Neighborhood Policy, the European Union has actually entered a region which Russia has long considered the sphere of its national interests. Despite the fact that both Moscow and Brussels have repeatedly stated that their respective regional projects in the Post-Soviet Space are not competitors, the steady Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine since the Orange Revolution of 2004 has been accompanied by increasing tension in Russian-Ukrainian relations. The present Occasional Paper, which analyses the geoeconomic, geopolitical and socio-cultural dimensions of relations in the Russia-EU-Ukraine triangle, suggests that these relations represent a kind of 'zero-sum game'. Regardless of the fact that Russia and the EU would like to avoid any clash in the Wider Europe, both sides have been pursuing their own strategies with the same goal in mind--shaping the Post-Soviet Space (PSS) according to their vision. Guided by these diverging visions for the PSS, it seems likely that Moscow and Brussels will seek to achieve different objectives, eventually reaching the point where their strategies and methods will generate tensions or even serious problems in their bilateral relations. Ukraine's European project as it is currently evolving with the support of Brussels tends to undermine the main components of Moscow's regional project for the PSS. As Kyiv tries to speed up its European trajectory without becoming overtly hostile to Moscow, it is weakening or even directly jeopardising the Russia-led political, social and economic structures based on the bonds that linked the states of the former Soviet Union--the common industrial complex, intertwined political developments and the single cultural space. Therefore, as a matter of urgency the EU needs to think over its foreign policies in the Eastern Neighbourhood with great care, bearing in mind their impact on relations with Russia, as well as Moscow's possible response.

Author : Olena Kagui
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3668082391

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Ukrainian Crisis Political Images. How Ukraine Views Russia and the European Union by Olena Kagui Pdf

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Communications - Media and Politics, Politic Communications, grade: B, Anglo American University (International Relations), language: English, abstract: The research question is: How do Ukrainians view Russia and the European Union and what does their opinion suggest about the nature of their relationship? I will analyze images and political cartoons found on social media, primarily Facebook because it is the most popular, to understand how Ukrainians view themselves and countries who they consider their enemies and allies. Understanding how Ukraine views the Other helps the viewer to understand how Ukraine views the Self. Gathering a large amount of images allows me to compare them with each other and analyze the opinions that they portray. The findings of my analysis of the images lead to several conclusive statements about the way that Ukraine sees Russia, the European Union and finally themselves. The images show a lot of anti-Russian propaganda, which is significant because there is a connection with the sacrificing oneself for one's nation. Through this analysis I conclude that Ukraine views Russia as an aggressor and invader who is selfish and isn't fair; and Ukraine views the European Union as a place with an ideal economy and policies; it also views Russia as an enemy to both Ukraine and the European Union. Finally, along with how Ukraine sees the two countries, the images show that Ukraine sees themselves as brave, determined to be free and selfishly patriotic. November 21st 2013 marked the beginning of a conflict between Ukraine and Russia. The conflict started when former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych failed to sign the Association Agreement with the European Union. The economy and living standards began to deteriorate prior to November and Ukrainians believed that closer ties with the European Union would improve the situation. Students came out to protest and when the police reacted violently

Author : Kenan Aslanli
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000937879

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Russia’s Foreign Energy Policy by Kenan Aslanli Pdf

This book examines Russia’s multidimensional foreign energy policy and the emerging and ongoing conflicts with energy-consuming and transit countries. Russia’s Foreign Energy Policy examines whether the interdependence patterns shaped through various channels (such as foreign trade, investment, finance, technology, and social interactions) between Russia and energy-importing countries could prevent energy-based conflict. Drawing on semi-structured expert interviews, Kenan Aslanli challenges the one-sided conventional wisdom that focusses on foreign policy ambitions and overlooks the peculiarities of the energy dimension. Instead, Aslanli highlights the complexity of contemporary energy affairs using a holistic approach that goes beyond geopolitics. He examines various energy types such as crude oil, natural gas, and nuclear and considers a diverse range of actors which include energy companies and international organizations. Using examples from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, Aslanli demonstrates how the Russian strategy of using energy resources as a tool or energy weapon for foreign policy goals has a diminishing return in the long run. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of energy policy, foreign policy, and Russian studies more broadly.

Author : Cynthia A. Roberts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1396850261

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RUSSIA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION: THE SOURCES AND LIMITS OF "SPECIAL RELATIONSHIPS". by Cynthia A. Roberts Pdf

Author : Janina Šleivyte
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135181109

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Russia’s European Agenda and the Baltic States by Janina Šleivyte Pdf

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 affecting security, including energy, economic relations; the special position of Russia’s Kaliningrad enclave; and Russia’s special interest in the Russian minorities in the former Soviet Baltic states. The evolution of Russian-Baltic relations from 1990-2008 is set in the more general context of Russia’s European agenda, looking into the role and place of the Baltic States in this agenda. It provides a comparative analysis of the European agenda in of Russia’s foreign policy under Boris Yeltsin, Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev, and concludes that, despite the replacement of the former Cold War stand-off with a more positive climate and a complicated array of bilateral and multilateral contacts much more still needs to be done to engage Russia fully with the new Europe

Author : Rilka Dragneva,Kataryna Wolczuk,
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781782544760

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Eurasian Economic Integration by Rilka Dragneva,Kataryna Wolczuk, Pdf

In this well-researched and detailed book, the editors provide an extensive and critical analysis of post-Soviet regional integration. After almost two decades of unfulfilled integration promises, a new _ improved and functioning _ regime emerged in th

Author : Sieglinde Gstöhl,Simon Schunz
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781315468686

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Theorizing the European Neighbourhood Policy by Sieglinde Gstöhl,Simon Schunz Pdf

Despite growing scholarly interest in the EU’s flagship policy towards its Eastern and Southern neighbours, serious attempts at theory-building on the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) have been largely absent from the academic debate. This book aims at contributing to fill this research gap in a three-fold manner: first and foremost it aims at theorizing the ENP as such, explaining the origins, development and effectiveness of this policy. Building on this effort, it also pursues the broader objective of addressing certain shortcomings in EU external relations theory, and even beyond, in International Relations theory. Finally, it aspires to provide new insights for European policy-makers. It is one of the first volumes to provide different theoretical perspectives on the ENP by revisiting and building bridges between mainstream and critical theories, stimulating academic and policy debates and thus setting a novel, less EU-centric research agenda. This text will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners in EU external relations, EU foreign policy, the European Neighbourhood Policy, and more broadly in European Union Politics and International Relations.

Author : Sophio Midelashvili,İsmail Şiriner,Şevket Alper Koç
Publisher : IJOPEC PUBLICATION
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781913809331

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Essays on Economics & International Relations by Sophio Midelashvili,İsmail Şiriner,Şevket Alper Koç Pdf

Essays in economics and international relations focuses a range of topics within the social sciences, exploring areas such as entrepreneurship, environmental economics, political economics, development economics, healthcare of employees, job insecurity, international security and European Union’s enlargement. The chapters in this book are the result of careful academic work, aiming to clarify and examine common issues that affect humanity today, both on a global scale and within individual nations. With its global implications, this book will be valuable for students and scholars from all disciplines who are concerned with any dimension of economics and international relations. This volume provides readers with a comprehensive point of view on these issues. Also, this book provides relevant papers and research findings in quoted social sciences. It is intended for professionals who want to improve their understanding in social sciences such as environmental economics, public economics, labour economics, international relations, etc.