This volume highlights Russia's relations with its immediate neighbours in a context where the resurgence of Russia has been made visible in its policies and actions. The central argument is that the change in Russia's positioning towards its neighbourhood, with Russia assuming an objective policy of engagement and influence, is evident in its most recent dealings in political, economicand security terms. The contributors to the volume agree that this has becomeincreasingly evident after the events in Georgia in the summer of 2008. Nevertheless, this does not mean that Russia has unlimited influence in the area, afact that is detailed throughout the chapters. The contributors assess this trend in Russian politics, looking at different areas of activity, such as energy diplomacy or political-military relations, as well as through different theoretical lenses, including a discourse-analysis approach, which is an add-on to the understanding of the dynamics that underline the complexity of these relations. INDICE: Introduction: Russia and its Near Neighbours; .M.R.Freire. & .R.E.Kanet.PART I: DETERMINANTS OF RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY.Russia's Vital and Exclusive National Interests in the Near Abroad;. R.Laenen.Domestic Influences on Russian Foreign Policy: Status, Interests and .Ressentiment.; .H.Smith .Nationalist Grievance and Russian Foreign Policy? The Case of Georgia; .L.March.The August 2008 Russo-Georgian War: Which Side Went First?; .J.B.Dunlop.PART II: RUSSIA AND THE CIS.Whose Near Abroad? Dilemmas in Russia's Declared Sphere of Privileged Interests; .J.Russell.Russia's European Security Treaty and the KyrgyzCrisis; .G.Herd.Central Asia in Russian and US Foreign Policy: Between Continuity and 'Reset'; .L.SimÃúo.Russia's Foreign Policy towards Central Asia; .D.Digol.PART III: ENERGY IN RUSSIAN-CIS RELATIONS.Strategic Security and Russian Resource Diplomacy; .M.Sussex.Russian Resource Politics toward the CIS Countries under Medvedev; .B.Nygren .Russia's Energy Policies in Eurasia: Empowermentor Entrapment?; .M.R.Freire.Russian Energy Policy in the South Caucasus; .L.Arakelyan. & .R.E.Kanet .Conclusion; .M.R.Freire. & .R.E.Kanet.
- ISBN: 978-0-230-39017-1
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 18/05/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés