Roy Allison, Margot Light, Stephen White

Putin's Russia and the Enlarged Europe

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Produktbeschreibung

Russia's policy towards the enlarged European Union and NATO is changing in ways that reflect its growing self-reliance under President Putin. But Russia continues to seek engagement in Europe. There are serious choices to be made on both sides about the obstacles to good relations and the policies to enable a form of Russian 'inclusion without membership'. In this authoritative work, which draws on extensive interviews with Russian decision-makers as well as a body of new survey evidence, official sources and recent published debates, the authors examine recent changes in Russia's relations with the EU and NATO and explore the patterns of support for these various orientations among its own elites and public. A final chapter anticipates the issues that will become increasingly prominent, including competition in the 'common neighbourhood' and controversy over the role of values in shaping Russia's future position in Europe.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 533g
• ISBN-13: 9781405126489
• ISBN-10: 1405126485
• Artikelnr.: 21826019

Autorenporträt

Roy Allison is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He was Head of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs) (1993-2005); Senior Research Fellow, Centre for International Studies, University of Oxford (2001-5); and Senior Lecturer, University of Birmingham (1992-9). His editorial board memberships include International Affairs. He has previously published, co-authored or edited eight books on Soviet, Russian and CIS foreign and security policies. Margot Light is Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics. Her recent publications include 'Russia and the West: Is There a Values Gap?' (with Stephen White and Ian McAllister), International Politics, September 2005; 'Foreign Policy' in Developments in Russian Politics 6, edited by Stephen White, Richard Sakwa and Zvi Gitelman (2005); and 'Belarus between East and West' (with Roy Allison and Stephen White), Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, December 2005. Stephen White is Professor of International Politics at the University of Glasgow, and is a Senior Research Associate of its School of Central and East European Studies and of the Institute of Applied Politics in Moscow. He was President of the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies (1994-7), and is also chief editor of the Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics. His recent publications include Developments in Russian Politics 6 (with others, 2005), and Politics in Europe (with others, 2006).

Inhaltsangabe

1. The place of Europe in Russian foreign policy: Margot Light withRoy Allison.

2. The domestic management of Russia's foreign andsecurity policy: Stephen White.

3. Russian political engagement with the European Union: MargotLight.

Russia, Europe and the EU.

4. Russian security engagement with the European Union: RoyAllison.

Russian elite debate.

5. Russian security engagement with NATO: Roy Allison.

6. Russia and 'Europe': the public dimension:Stephen White.

7. 'Russia in Europe' or 'Russia andEurope'?: Roy Allison.

Rezensionen

This is an excellent and up-to-date study of Russia's ambivalentrelationship with Europe and with European and Atlanticinstitutions. Under Putin, it demonstrates, the contradictionscharacteristic of Russian policy towards 'the West' have sharpenedin the face of NATO and EU enlargement: fears of exclusion from theEuropean state system, hesitations over inclusion, doubts anddivisions over Russia's national identity, insistence that Russiacannot be required to operate within the rules that apply to otherEuropean states."
Lord Wallace of Saltaire, Emeritus Professor of InternationalRelations, London School of Economics; Liberal Democrat foreignaffairs spokesman, House of Lords

"How the EU and Russia coexist and cooperate will be a key issueover the next generation. The EU's approach thus far towardsthe emerging Russia has been bedevilled by incoherence andinconsistency stemming from inadequate understanding. Thismeticulous study by three authoritative experts helps to bridgethat gap, pulling together the manifold threads which connectRussia and Western Europe, and exploring attitudes and sources oftension on both sides. It should be required reading forpolicy-makers."
Sir Roderic Lyne, former UK Ambassador to Russia

"Through opinion surveys, focus groups, and elite interviews,they provide a detailed picture of Russian attitudes towardEurope...The book will be an invaluable guide to specialists."Choice

"Highly recommendable to anyone who seeks to get some insightinto Russian-European relations as well as to all who areinterested in Russian foreign policy." Perspectives