The Ukraine crisis presented a severe geopolitical challenge to European Union (EU)
policies in the neighbourhood. This is because during the course of the crisis, Russia openly …

This chapter identifies and discusses four major features of liberal world order. These are:(i)
a high level of security interdependence that incentivizes interstate cooperation;(ii) a dense …

Russia has sought to maintain its influence in the South Caucasus by a variety of means,
viewing the region as an area of crucial importance for its core strategic interests. However …

Russia reacted in markedly different ways to comparable upheavals in Ukraine: the Orange
Revolution in 2004 and the Euromaidan Revolution in 2013/2014. This paper argues that a …

Abstract While the Sino-Russian partnership has reached all-time heights, certain elements
of an “axis of convenience”(Lo 2008) remain. For Realists, Moscow's Eurasian Economic …

Russia's role in world politics has become the object of a spirited debate among
policymakers, think-tank analysts, and academics. Much of this debate focuses on one …

The chapter provides an overview and explanation of Russia's foreign policy in Central Asia
focusing on security cooperation, energy cooperation, trade and economic relations, and …

The standard of civilisation served Western states to hierarchically organise international
politics and reproduce Western pre-eminence. Russia, depending on the historical period …

Over the considered steps mechanism customs regulations of the Customs, and then the
Eurasian Economic Union has evolved and acquired a certain resemblance to the same …

During the last two decades, one of the cornerstones of the foreign policy of the European
Union (EU) has been the development of a strong presence in its neighbourhood. The 2003 …