Russian foreign policy in Eurasia : national interests and regional integration / Lilia A. Arakelyan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arakelyan, Lilia A., author.

Series:

Post-Soviet politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eurasian Union.

Regionalism.

International relations.

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations.

Russia (Federation).

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--Caucasus, South.

Caucasus, South--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation).

Caucasus, South.

Regionalism--Eurasia.

Diplomatic relations.

South Caucasus.

Eurasia.

Physical Description:

xvi, 148 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.

Summary:

"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." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

After the collapse

Russia's foreign policy in the South Caucasus since 1991

How do the South Caucasian cases affect the analysis of Russia's foreign policy?

Examining Moscow's international relations from a pluralist perspective

The perplexing power of Russia's relations with its neighbors

The constructivist moment in Russian post-Soviet foreign policy

Am I a trembling creature, or do I have the right?

Neoclassical realism

International regime theories

Eurasian integration vs. European integration

Conclusion

Russian foreign policy in the South Caucasus: the logic of historical explanation

The main theoretical debates about the Russia's foreign policies

In the South Caucasus and the creation of the Eurasian union

Russia at the caucasian gates

The neoclassical realist explanation

The Caucasus and the Russian empire

The history of Russia's foreign policy in the South Caucasus

Catherine the Great and the national interest of Russia

Tsarist expansion into the South Caucasus

The South Caucasus on the eve of the creation of USSR

The rise of nationalism in the South Caucasus

Testing regime theories in the post-soviet space

The realist explanation of the creation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

The first pancake is always lumpy

Interest-based theories of international regime

From the customs union to the Eurasian Union

Keohane's contractualist theory-not all regimes are created equally

The structure, function and effect of the Eurasian economic union

The functional theory falsifies Russia's foreign policy in the South Caucasus

Conclusion: did Russia restore its hegenomy in Eurasia?

Russian foreign policy in the South Caucasus explained

Russian policy towards Armenia

Why Armenia joined the Eurasian union

Russian policy toward Azerbaijan

Russian policy toward Georgia

Explaining variables

Alternative theory international regime theories rejected

Limitations and recommendations for future research

The future of the South Caucasus.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138204515

113820451X

OCLC:

987491217