Russian Foreign Policy in Eurasia: National Interests and Regional Integration

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Glossary; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 After the collapse; 2 How do the South Caucasian cases affect the analysis of Russia's foreign policy?; 3 The perplexing power of Russia's relations with its neighbors; 4 Russia's foreign policy in the South Caucasus: the logic of historical explanation; 5 Testing regime theories in the post-Soviet space; Conclusion: did Russia restore its hegemony in Eurasia?; Index.

"How do we interpret Russia's foreign policy in the South Caucasus? What is the relevance of this policy in the creation of the Eurasian Union? Is the Russia-centered regional integration project meant to contribute toward reestablishing Russian domination over former Soviet space? Employing a case-centric research design this book answers these questions by analyzing Russia's foreign policies in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, using neoclassical, realism and regime theories as frameworks. The fundamental aim of the book is to interpret Russia's foreign policies in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia and the relevance for those policies of the creation of the Eurasian Economic Union." --

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 After the collapse -- 2 How do the South Caucasian cases affect the analysis of Russia's foreign policy? -- 3 The perplexing power of Russia's relations with its neighbors -- 4 Russia's foreign policy in the South Caucasus: the logic of historical explanation -- 5 Testing regime theories in the post-Soviet space -- Conclusion: did Russia restore its hegemony in Eurasia? -- Index