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Russia has recently re-emerged as the dominant political, economic and military actor in former Soviet nations. Kanet and Freire bring together a stellar cast of contributors to consider Russia's recent return as a major regional and international actor and its likely future policy toward its neighbours.
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction: Russia and its Near Neighbours
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Determinants of Russian Foreign Policy
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Russia and the CIS
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Energy in Russian-CIS Relations
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Reviews
'This is a well-informed and stimulating analysis of Russia's fraught relationship with its near neighbours (the former Soviet states), tracing not only the new geopolitical tensions but also some of the fundamental policy issues, notably the politics of energy, the domestic drivers of Russian foreign policy, and the various security dilemmas faced by individual states. The volume brings together an impressive collection of authors, each one an expert in their respective fields. Taken together, this is a state of the art analysis of developments in post-Soviet Eurasia, and thus an important contribution to a region that is assuming ever-greater importance in world politics.'
- Richard Sakwa, Professor of Russian and European Politics, University of Kent, UK
'A timely collection of essays exploring the impact of nationalism, resource diplomacy, and national identity politics on Russia's policy toward its closest neighbors Medvedev's putative 'sphere of privileged interest.' An impressive achievement, Russia and its Near Neighbors will be of great interest to regional specialists and international relations practitioners alike.'
- Charles E. Ziegler, Professor of Political Science, University of Louisville, USA
'In an era of increasing Russian assertiveness in international affairs, this well-researched and thought-provoking volume is essential reading not only for scholars, but also perhaps even more importantly - for foreign policy practitioners. The Bear is back and we all need to take note!'
- Leslie Holmes, Professor, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne, Australia
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
LILIA A. ARAKELYAN Doctoral Student and Research Assistant, Department of International Studies, University of Miami, USA
DIANA DIGOL Researcher, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy, University of Hamburg, Germany
JOHN DUNLOP Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, USA
GRAEME P. HERD Head of the International Security Programme, Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Switzerland and Co-Director of the International Training Course in Security Policy
RIA LAENEN Senior Research Fellow, Institute for International and European Policy, University of Leuven, Belgium
LUKE MARCH Senior Lecturer in Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics, University of Edinburgh, UK
BERTIL NYGREN Associate Professor of Political Science, Swedish National Defence College and at the Department of Political Science, Stockholm University, Sweden
JOHN RUSSELL Professor of Russian and Security Studies, School of Social and International Studies, University of Bradford, UK
LICÍNIA SIMÃO teaches at the University of Beira Interior, Portugal
HANNA SMITH Researcher, Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland
MATTHEW SUSSEX Senior Lecturer, School of Government, University of Tasmania, Australia
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Russia and its Near Neighbours
Editors: Maria Raquel Freire, Roger E. Kanet
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230390164
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-39017-1Published: 15 May 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-35123-7Published: 01 January 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-39016-4Published: 15 May 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 295
Topics: Russian and Post-Soviet Politics, International Relations, European Politics, Political Science, Military and Defence Studies, US Politics