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Russian Peacekeeping Strategies in the CIS

The Case of Moldova, Georgia and Tajikistan

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  • © 2000

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Authors:
  1. Dov Lynch

    1. Department of War Studies, King’s College London, University of London, UK

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Peacekeeping operations have become a central issue in international relations since the end of the Cold War. This work underlines the mixture of defensive and offensive stimuli driving Russian 'peacekeeping' strategies, and highlights the dangers that the new Russian Federation faces in undertaking these operations.

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Dov Lynch
      Pages 1-16

  3. ‘Peacekeeping’ in Russian Foreign and Security Policy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Peacekeeping and Coercive Diplomacy: Russian Suasion

      • Dov Lynch
      Pages 19-36

    3. The Evolution of Foreign Policy towards the ‘Near Abroad’

      • Dov Lynch
      Pages 37-61

    4. Russian Military Approaches to the ‘Near Abroad’

      • Dov Lynch
      Pages 62-90

    5. Consensus and Differences on ‘Peacekeeping’

      • Dov Lynch
      Pages 91-105

  4. The Cases of Moldova, Georgia and Tajikistan

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107
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    2. Russian Strategy towards Moldova

      • Dov Lynch
      Pages 109-126

    3. Russian Strategy towards the Abkhaz Conflict

      • Dov Lynch
      Pages 127-149

    4. Russian Strategy towards Tajikistan

      • Dov Lynch
      Pages 150-172

    5. Conclusions

      • Dov Lynch
      Pages 173-188

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 189-265
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of War Studies, King’s College London, University of London, UK

    Dov Lynch

About the author

DOV LYNCH is Lecturer at the Department of War Studies, King's College, London. Dr Lynch was a Research Fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, where he worked on a Ford Foundation project, 'Keeping the Peace in the CIS', in the Russia and Eurasia Programme. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University in 1992, and his DPhil in international relations from St Antonys College, Oxford, in 1997. The author has written on post-Soviet conflict and Russian policy towards European Security. He is currently working on Russian civil-military relations.

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