Russian Foreign Policy in Eurasia

National Interests and Regional Integration
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-20451-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 166 Seiten, Format (B × H): 195 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 440 g

Reihe: Post-Soviet Politics

How has Russia increased its strength and power over the last 15 years? By what means did the Kremlin bring Armenia back into its orbit? Why did Azerbaijan and Georgia try to avoid antagonizing Moscow? Can we conclude that Russia has restored its sphere of influence in Eurasia?

Employing a case-centric research design this book answers these questions by analyzing Russia’s foreign affairs in the South Caucasus after the end of the Cold War. Exploring the relevance for those affairs of the creation of the Eurasian Economic Union it uses neoclassical realism and regime theories as frameworks. Arguing that Russia’s material power capabilities guide Moscow’s foreign policies in all three South Caucasian states, the author points out that Russia responds to the uncertainties of international anarchy by seeking to control its former territory and shape its external environment according to its own preferences.

This book will be of interest to academics and postgraduate students in International Relations, International Political Economy, Comparative Politics, and Foreign Policy as well as Eurasian Studies and Post-Soviet Studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Arakelyan, Lilia

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Chapter 1. After the Collapse

Chapter 2. How Do the South Caucasian Cases Affect the Analysis of Russia’s Foreign Policy?

Chapter 3. The Perplexing Power of Russia’s Relations with Its Neighbors

Chapter 4. Russia's Foreign Policy in The South Caucasus: The Logic of Historical Explanation

Chapter 5. Testing Regime Theories in The Post-Soviet Space

Chapter 6. Conclusion: Did Russia Restore Its Hegemony in Eurasia?

Über Autor(innen)

Lilia A. Arakelyan holds a PhD in International Studies from the University of Miami. She has worked on numerous academic and policy-oriented projects, and taught International Studies courses at the University of Miami. Her articles and books chapters focus on Russian foreign policy in the post-Soviet space, different aspects of nationalism, ethno-national conflicts in the South Caucasus, and on international security more broadly.