No place for Russia : European security institutions since 1989 / William H. Hill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hill, William H. (William Holway), 1945- author.

Series:

Woodrow Wilson Center Press (Series)

Woodrow Wilson Center Press series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--Europe.

National security.

International relations.

Europe.

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--Europe.

Russia (Federation).

Europe--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation).

Security, International.

Diplomatic relations.

Physical Description:

519 pages : 24 cm.

Other Title:

European security institutions since 1989

Place of Publication:

New York: Columbia University Press, [2018]

Summary:

"The book studies Russia's place in European security institutions since the end of the Cold War. Hill argues that neither Russia, the major European powers, nor the United States has been able to define a place for Russia in the network of European and Euro-Atlantic security institutions. The author looks at the larger process of transforming and building an interlocking structure of institutions, in particular the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Union (EU), and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The work proceeds chronologically, beginning with a summary of the Cold War and the status of institutions in 1989. Its general story is that the US used NATO, which excludes Russia, to retain a leading role in world politics; that the enlargement after 1999 of NATO and the EU, which also excludes Russia, alienated Russia from European security structures; that the significance of Russia's membership in the CSCE/OSCE diminished as western leaders gradually focused more and more on NATO and the EU. Hill traces events through the Kosovo War, the Arab spring, and the confrontation over Ukraine, citing how Russia, the United States, NATO, the EU, and the OSCE have reacted to events and to each other. In the end, with Ukraine, the OSCE is still present but its effectiveness is unclear, while these events test the already troubled EU and reinvigorate the original purpose of NATO. The book will also include a glossary of abbreviations, acronyms, and technical terms used in the manuscript, plus a basic chronology of key events and meetings"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

From a Europe divided to a Europe whole and free

Building the New World Order, 1990-1991

Building the new institutions : NATO, the EU, and the OSCE

NATO and the EU move east : extending stability, or new divisions?

War over Kosovo : the parting of the ways

New millennium, new threats

Colors of revolution, rivalry, and discord

Russia leaves the West : from Kosovo to Georgia

The reset : one more try

Things fall apart-again!

Confrontation in Ukraine : war in Europe again

The future of European security : the past as present.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Hill, William H. (William Holway), 1945- author. No place for Russia

ISBN:

9780231704588

0231704585

OCLC:

1013737869