{"product_id":"9789089790958","title":"Competing For Influence","description":"Central and East European Studies Series, 2\u003cbr\u003e(International Studies Library, 33)\u003cp\u003eOver the past decade the policies of the European Union and the Russian Federation have increasingly come into conflict, as both have attempted to pursue their interests in their respective 'neighbourhoods', neighbourhoods that overlap thoughout post-Soviet territory. Russia views efforts by the EU to establish closer political and economic ties and to support democratic political developments in the region as direct challenges to Russia's 'legitimate' interests. With the reemergence of Russia as an important international actor under Vladimir Putin, Russian policy became increasing assertive in protecting those interests, culminating in the war with Georgia. The book provides a broad examination of various aspects of this competitive relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction - Roger E. Kanet University of Miami, USA and Maria Raquel Freire University of Coimbra, Portugal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART I: RUSSIA, THE EUROPEAN UNION, AND THEIR COMMON NEIGHBOURHOOD\u003cbr\u003eCh. 1. Russian Foreign Policy Toward Its Neighbourhood: A Complex Mosaic of Relations - Maria Raquel Freire, University of Coimbra, Portugal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCh. 2. Are the Policies of Russia and the EU in their Shared Neighbourhood Doomed to Clash? - Tom Casier, Brussels School of International Studies \/ University of Kent, Belgium\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCh. 3. Cross-conditionality in a Common Neighbourhood: Russia and the EU Competing for Influence in Moldova, Ukraine, and Belarus - Jakob Tolstrup, University of Aarhus, Denmark\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCh. 4. The Russian Factor in the EU's Ambitions towards the East - Sandra Fernandes, University of Minho, Portugal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCh. 5. The Northern Dimension: A Possible Model for the EU-Russian 105\u003cbr\u003eRelationship? - Dina Moulioukova-Fernandez \u0026amp; Roger E. Kanet, University of Miami, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART II: RUSSIA, THE EUROPEAN UNION, AND THE GREATER CASPIAN REGION\u003cbr\u003eCh. 6. Security, Sovereignty, and Democracy: The EU, the OSCE, and Central Asia - Charles E. Ziegler, University of Louisville, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCh. 7. EU-Russian Security Relations: Lessons from the South Caucasus - Licínia Simão, University of Coimbra, Portugal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART III: RUSSIA AND THE WEST: THE FOUNDATIONS OF RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY\u003cbr\u003eCh. 8. The 2012 Presidential Problem: Reset once again in Russian-US Relations? - Bertil Nygren, National Defence College and Stockholm University, Sweden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCh. 9. Reflections on Russia-EU Relations after the Arab Spring - Graeme Herd, Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Switzerland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCh. 10. North Stream-South Stream - Nabucco: How Gas Supplies Redefine the Balance of Power in East and South Europe - Remi Piet, University of Miami, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion - Roger E. Kanet, University of Miami, USA \u0026amp; Maria Raquel Freire, University of Coimbra, Portugal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Editors\u003cbr\u003eRoger E. Kanet, Ph.D. (1966) in Politics, Princeton University, is Professor of International Studies at the University of Miami. He has published extensively on international politics and Russian foreign policy, including The United States and Europe in a Changing World (RoL, 2009) and A Resurgent Russia and the West: The European Union, NATO and Beyond (RoL, 2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaria Raquel Freire, Ph.D., University of Kent at Canterbury, is assistant professor in the Department of International Relations at the University of Coimbra and researcher at the Centre for Social Studies (CES) of the University of Coimbra. Her research focuses on foreign policy, Russia and the post-Soviet space and peace studies. She has published widely, including Key Players and Regional Dynamics in Eurasia (Palgrave, 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Republic of Letters Publishing BV","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058951176432,"sku":"9789089790958","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789089790958_p0.jpg?v=1763671798","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789089790958","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}