Russian-European Relations in the Balkans and Black Sea Region
Great Power Identity and the Idea of Europe
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Russian-European Relations in the Balkans and Black Sea Region
Great Power Identity and the Idea of Europe
About This Book
This book provides a detailed analysis of Russia's 'great power identity' and the role of Europe in forming this identity. 'Great power identity' implies an expansionist foreign policy, and yet this does not explain all the complexities of the Russian state. For instance, it cannot explain why Russia decided to take over Crimea, but provided only limited support to break-away regions in Eastern Ukraine. Moreover, if Russia is in geo-economic competition with Europe, why has no serious conflict erupted between Moscow and other post-Soviet states which developed closer ties with the EU? Finally, why does Putin maintain relationships with the European countries that imposed tough economic sanctions on Russia? Vsevolod Samokhvalov provides a more nuanced understanding of Russia's great power identity by drawing on his experience in regional diplomacy and research and applying a constructivist methodology. The book will appeal to students and scholars of international relations, in particular Russian-European relations, Russian foreign policy and Russian studies.
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Table of contents
- Russian-European Relations in the Balkans and Black Sea Region
- 1 Russian-European Relations: An âUnexpectedâ Crisis
- 2 Greatness, Identity, and Method
- 3 Writing Russianness, Greatness and Europe in the 1960s
- 4 Writing Russianess, Greatness, Europe, and the Balkans in the Late Soviet Discourse in 1980s
- 5 Russian-European Security Interaction and the Idea of Great Powerhood Between 1991â1999
- 6 Reinvention of Europe and EU-Russia Relations in Putinâs Era 2000â2010
- 7 âBlack Swanâ: New Greatness, False Europe and the Ukraine Crisis (2002â2014)
- 8 Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index