Europe's last frontier? : Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine between Russia and the European Union / edited by Oliver Schmidtke and Serhy Yekelchyk.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schmidtke, Oliver.

Yekelchyk, Serhy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union.

Belarus--Foreign relations--1991-.

Belarus.

International relations.

Moldova--Foreign relations--1991-.

Moldova.

Ukraine--Foreign relations--1991-2014.

Ukraine.

European Union--Europe, Eastern.

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations.

Russia (Federation).

Eastern Europe.

Physical Description:

x, 255 pages : map ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Summary:

Three former western Soviet republics- Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova- now find themselves torn between the European Union and the increasingly assertive Russia. This volume examines the foreign and domestic policies of these republics with an eye to the lasting legacy of Russian domination and the growing attraction of Europe.

Contents:

Out of Russia's long shadow / Serhy Yekelchyk

From Soviet Ukraine to the Orange Revolution / Natalie Mychajlyszyn

Belarus in the Lukashenka era / Per Anders Rudling

Post-Soviet Moldova's national identity and foreign policy / Steven D. Roper

The Donbas

the last frontier of Europe? / Hiroaki Kuromiya

In the minority in Moldova / Hülya Demirdirek

The promise of Europe / Oliver Schmidtke and Constantin Chira-Pascanut

Taking Ukraine seriously / Derek Fraser

The failed revolution / David R. Marples

EU-Russia relations and the repercussions on the "in-betweens" / Stefan Gänzle.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-243) and index.

ISBN:

0230603726

9780230603721

OCLC:

144598084

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