Russia's European agenda and the Baltic States

Collection:
Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
Document Type:
Knygos / Books
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Russia's European agenda and the Baltic States
Authors:
Šleivytė, Janina
Publication Data:
London : Routledge ; 2010.
Pages:
227 p
Series:
Routledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe series; 19
Contents:
List of illustrations — Acknowledgements — Introduction: Background; Research methodology — Russia's foreign policy under Yeltsin: domestic and international context — Russia's statehood: historical context — Yeltsin's leadership: domestic and international aspects — The National Security Concept and Military Doctrine — Distinct features of Russian foreign policy — The evolution of Russia's foreign policy under Putin and Medvedev (2000-8) — Russia's power cycle: the Knudsen model — Multi-polarity and Eurasianism — Russia in the post-9/11 security environment — Foreign affairs: from accommodation to revisionist strategy — Russia's agenda in the post-Soviet space — The NATO-Russia relationship — Defence and security policy — Russia and Europe — Russian-European relations: a brief overview — The Kaliningrad puzzle — Security cooperation — Impediments in Russia's engagement with Europe — Russia's war against Georgia and the EU — The Russian factor in Baltic security — Approach to Baltic security — What makes the Baltic region important for Russia? — Russian-Baltic relations in the early 1990s: troubled neighbourliness — Security cooperation versus security confrontation — NATO in the Baltics — Russia-related threats and challenges to Baltic security — Lithuania's relations with Russia: a case study — A great power-small state context — Lithuania-Kaliningrad dialogue — Russian military transit via Lithuania — Russia's geo-economic pressure — Russian-Baltic relations: summary and perspectives — Cooperation for regional security — Explaining the Russian-Baltic asymmetric relationship — Russia's agenda in the Baltics — Perspectives for the Baltics in countering Russia-related threats and promoting cooperative Russian-Baltic relations — References — Index.
Subject Category:
LT
Lietuva (Lithuania); Rusija (Russia); Tarptautinis saugumas / International security.
Summary / Abstract:

LTXXI a. Rusijos užsienio politika bei šios valstybės santykiai su Baltijos šalimis tapo didėjančio tarptautinės bendruomenės ir kaimyninių valstybių nerimo šaltiniu. Rusijos santykių su Baltijos valstybėmis klausimas lieka ypatingai opus atsižvelgiant į Baltijos trejeto narystę NATO ir Europos Sąjungoje (ES) bei gana įtemptus Rusijos santykius su šiomis tarptautinėmis institucijomis. Šioje knygoje nagrinėjamas Rusijos požiūris į naująją Europos saugumo sanklodą bei vertinamos potencialiai aktyvesnio Rusijos dalyvavimo Baltijos jūros regione bei apskritai Europoje perspektyvos. Knygoje analizuojama eilė klausimų, kurie turi įtakos saugumo situacijai. Tai energetiniai ir ekonominiai santykiai, ypatinga Rusijos Kaliningrado anklavo padėtis, Rusijos politika rusų tautinės mažumos atžvilgiu Sovietų Sąjungai priklausiusiose Baltijos valstybėse ir kiti. Rusijos ir Baltijos valstybių santykių raida 1990–2008 m. pristatoma platesniame Rusijos europinės politikos darbotvarkės kontekste. Knygoje siūloma lyginamoji Rusijos užsienio politikos europinės darbotvarkės analizė trijų Rusijos prezidentų – Boriso Jelcino, Vladimiro Putino ir Dmitrijaus Medvedevo – valdymo metais. Knygos išvadose teigiama, kad pasibaigus Šaltajam karui susiformavo bendradarbiavimui palankesnė aplinka ir sudėtingas Rusijos dvišalių bei daugiašalių tarptautinių ryšių tinklas. Vis dėlto tyrimas taip pat rodo, kad Rusijai dar reikia daug padaryti norint aktyviai ir visavertiškai dalyvauti naujojoje Europoje.

ENRussian foreign policy has become an increasing concern in the twenty-first century, together with Russia's relations with its former Soviet neighbours - but its relations with the Baltic States are particularly sensitive, given the Baltic membership of NATO and the EU and Russia's increasingly fractious relations with those institutions. This book discusses the development of Russia's approach to the new security architecture in Europe and assesses the prospects for a more active engagement of Russia in the Baltic Sea Region and Europe as a whole. It considers the full range of issues affecting security, including energy and economic relations; the special position of Russia's Kaliningrad exclave; and Russia's special interest in the Russian minorities in the former Soviet Baltic States. The evolution of Russian-Baltic relations from 1990-2008 is set in the more general context of Russia's European agenda, looking into the role and place of the Baltic States in this agenda. It provides a comparative analysis of the European agenda of Russia's foreign policy under Boris Yeltsin, Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev, and concludes that, despite the replacement of the former Cold War stand-off with a more positive climate and a complicated array of bilateral and multilateral contacts, much more still needs to be done to engage Russia fully with the new Europe.

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9780415554008
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