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A New Cold War?

Assessing the Current US-Russia Relationship

by Nicholas Ross Smith ...

Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
This book examines the contention that current US-Russia relations have descended into a ‘New Cold War’. It examines four key dimensions of the original Cold War, the structural, the ideological, the psychological, and the technological, and argues that the current US-Russia relationship bears little resemblance to the Cold War. Presently, the international system is transitioning towards ... Read more

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This book examines the contention that current US-Russia relations have descended into a ‘New Cold War’. It examines four key dimensions of the original Cold War, the structural, the ideological, the psychological, and the technological, and argues that the current US-Russia relationship bears little resemblance to the Cold War. Presently, the international system is transitioning towards
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The EU and the South Caucasus: European Neighborhood Policies between Eclecticism and Pragmatism, 1991-2021

With a foreword by Nicholas Ross Smith

by Daviti Mtchedlishvili, Andreas Umland ...

Series Book 266 - Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society
This book delves into the complex and often contradictory relations between the South Caucasus and European Union (EU). It covers the three periods of this relationship: the early contacts in the 1990s, the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP), and the Eastern Partnership Programme (EaP) that started in 2009. The book employs Europeanization theory and uses a mixed rationalist-constructivist ... Read more

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This book delves into the complex and often contradictory relations between the South Caucasus and European Union (EU). It covers the three periods of this relationship: the early contacts in the 1990s, the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP), and the Eastern Partnership Programme (EaP) that started in 2009. The book employs Europeanization theory and uses a mixed rationalist-constructivist
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Geopolitical Rivalries in the “Common Neighborhood”

Russia's Conflict with the West, Soft Power, and Neoclassical Realism

by Vasif Huseynov, Andreas Umland ...

Series Book 214 - Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society
This timely book analyses ‘soft power’ in the light of neoclassical realist premises as part of the foreign policy toolkit of great powers to expand their sphere of influence. Vasif Huseynov argues that if nuclear armed great powers compete against the same type of powers to expand or sustain their sphere of influence over a populated region, they use soft power as a major expansive instrument ... Read more

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This timely book analyses ‘soft power’ in the light of neoclassical realist premises as part of the foreign policy toolkit of great powers to expand their sphere of influence. Vasif Huseynov argues that if nuclear armed great powers compete against the same type of powers to expand or sustain their sphere of influence over a populated region, they use soft power as a major expansive instrument
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Russia–EU Relations and the Common Neighborhood

Coercion vs. Authority

by Irina Busygina ...

Series series Post-Soviet Politics
Examining Russia–EU relations in terms of the forms and types of power tools they use, this book argues that the deteriorating relations between Russia and the EU lie in the deep differences in their preferences for the international status quo. These different approaches, combined with economic interdependence and geographic proximity, means both parties experience significant difficulties in ... Read more

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Examining Russia–EU relations in terms of the forms and types of power tools they use, this book argues that the deteriorating relations between Russia and the EU lie in the deep differences in their preferences for the international status quo. These different approaches, combined with economic interdependence and geographic proximity, means both parties experience significant difficulties in
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Kosovo between War and Peace

Nationalism, Peacebuilding and International Trusteeship

Edited by Tonny Brems Knudsen, Carsten Bagge Laustsen ...

Series series Cass Series on Peacekeeping
A major contribution to the debate about the reconstruction of Kosovo, and to the general discussion surrounding the revived 'trusteeship institution' model in the context of the UN internationalism of the 1990s and the War on Terror following 9/11.Bringing together leading international scholars, this book presents the latest empirical research alongside detailed theoretical analysis. Examining ... Read more

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A major contribution to the debate about the reconstruction of Kosovo, and to the general discussion surrounding the revived 'trusteeship institution' model in the context of the UN internationalism of the 1990s and the War on Terror following 9/11.Bringing together leading international scholars, this book presents the latest empirical research alongside detailed theoretical analysis. Examining
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The Russian Project of Eurasian Integration

Geopolitical Prospects

by Nataliya A. Vasilyeva, Maria L. Lagutina ...

Series series Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern European Politics
Modern trends in geopolitics have raised serious questions about the future global and regional architecture of the world system. In the case of the Eurasian Economic Union, these questions bring up important issues for debate: What is the Eurasian Economic Union? What theoretical concepts could be applied for modern Eurasian integration? Why is the Eurasian Economic Union forming? Most ... Read more

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Modern trends in geopolitics have raised serious questions about the future global and regional architecture of the world system. In the case of the Eurasian Economic Union, these questions bring up important issues for debate: What is the Eurasian Economic Union? What theoretical concepts could be applied for modern Eurasian integration? Why is the Eurasian Economic Union forming? Most
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Polarization, Shifting Borders and Liquid Governance

Studies on Transformation and Development in the OSCE Region

Edited by Anja Mihr, Chiara Pierobon ...

Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
This open-access book explores the security dynamics amid the polarization, shifting borders, and liquid governance that define the Zeitenwende era in Europe's eastern neighbourhood and Central Asia. Presenting various case studies, the volume unveils the intricate web of border dynamics and practices, including the nuanced interplay of border disputes within the Organization for Security and ... Read more

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This open-access book explores the security dynamics amid the polarization, shifting borders, and liquid governance that define the Zeitenwende era in Europe's eastern neighbourhood and Central Asia. Presenting various case studies, the volume unveils the intricate web of border dynamics and practices, including the nuanced interplay of border disputes within the Organization for Security and
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EU and Russian Hegemony in the 'Shared Neighbourhood'

Between Coercion, Prescription, and Co-optation

by Isabell Burmester ...

Series series The European Union in International Affairs
This open access book examines the EU’s and Russia’s policies in Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus through the prism of hegemony, a concept that it applies to both regional actors. The study cross fertilises the literatures on the EU neighbourhood policy, Russia’s foreign policy, and the scholarship on power in international relations to arrive at an innovative conceptualisation of the ... Read more

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This open access book examines the EU’s and Russia’s policies in Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus through the prism of hegemony, a concept that it applies to both regional actors. The study cross fertilises the literatures on the EU neighbourhood policy, Russia’s foreign policy, and the scholarship on power in international relations to arrive at an innovative conceptualisation of the
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Transitional Justice and Reconciliation

Lessons from the Balkans

Edited by Martina Fischer, Olivera Simic ...

Series series Transitional Justice
Scholars and practitioners alike agree that somehow the past needs to be addressed in order to enable individuals and collectives to rebuild trust and relationships. However, they also continue to struggle with critical questions. When is the right moment to address the legacies of the past after violent conflict? How can societies address the past without deepening the pain that arises from ... Read more

$67.99 USD

Scholars and practitioners alike agree that somehow the past needs to be addressed in order to enable individuals and collectives to rebuild trust and relationships. However, they also continue to struggle with critical questions. When is the right moment to address the legacies of the past after violent conflict? How can societies address the past without deepening the pain that arises from
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International Actors, Democratization and the Rule of Law

Anchoring Democracy?

Edited by Amichai Magen, Leonardo Morlino ...

Series series Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies
Do external factors facilitate or hamper domestic democratic development? Do international actors influence the development of greater civil and political freedom, democratic accountability, equality, responsiveness and the rule of law in domestic systems? How should we conceptualize, identify and evaluate the extent and nature of international influence?These are some of the complex questions ... Read more

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Do external factors facilitate or hamper domestic democratic development? Do international actors influence the development of greater civil and political freedom, democratic accountability, equality, responsiveness and the rule of law in domestic systems? How should we conceptualize, identify and evaluate the extent and nature of international influence?These are some of the complex questions
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The Challenges of European Governance in the Age of Economic Stagnation, Immigration, and Refugees

by Jean-Marc Akakpo, Zeynep Arkan, Esther Barbé, Rebekah Dowd, Tero Erkkilä, Roy Gardner, Niilo Kauppi, Soeren Keil, Benjamin Kienzle, Alban Lauka, Karl Löfgren0, Kennet Lynggaard1, Ridvan Peshkopia2, Francesca Piccin3, Sandra Pogodda4, Liliana Popescu5, Randall Puljek-Shank6, Onur Sen7, Tariel Sikharulidze8, Patricia Stapleton9, Marcela Szymanski0, Nathalie Tocci1, Pascal Vennesson2, Martijn Vlaskamp3, Birte Vogel4, Diana White5, James Ker-Lindsay6, Tija Memiševic7, Elaine Weiner8, Shannon D. Jones9, Henry F. Carey1, Elisabeth Lambert Abdelgawad2, Ruth A. Bevan3, Douglas M. Gibler4, Mikael Rask Madsen5, Marie V. Milward6, Eleanor G. Morris7, Sarah D. Phillips8, Jamil A. Sewell9, Michael E. Smith0, Manonh Leila Soumahoro1, Klaus Brummer2, Roger Mac Ginty3, Oliver Richmond4 ...

This book examines the political and legal challenges of regional governance of the 28 countries of the European Union and the 48 in the Council of Europe. The contributions, dilemmas, and moral hazards from this record of nearly seven decades of regional inter-governmental institutions has kept the peace, but produced episodes of crisis from overstretching jurisdictions, thematically and ... Read more

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This book examines the political and legal challenges of regional governance of the 28 countries of the European Union and the 48 in the Council of Europe. The contributions, dilemmas, and moral hazards from this record of nearly seven decades of regional inter-governmental institutions has kept the peace, but produced episodes of crisis from overstretching jurisdictions, thematically and
... Read more
Federalism and Regional Policy in Contemporary Russia

by Andrey Starodubtsev ...

How do Russian leaders balance the need to decentralize governance in a socially and politically complex country with the need to guarantee political control of the state?Since the early 2000s Russian federal authorities have arranged a system of political control on regional elites and their leaders, providing a "police control" of special bodies subordinated by the federal center on policy ... Read more

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How do Russian leaders balance the need to decentralize governance in a socially and politically complex country with the need to guarantee political control of the state?Since the early 2000s Russian federal authorities have arranged a system of political control on regional elites and their leaders, providing a "police control" of special bodies subordinated by the federal center on policy
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