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Russia vs. the EU : the competition for influence in post-Soviet states /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tolstrup, Jakob, 1980-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder, Colo. : First Forum Press, a division of Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2014.
Subjects:
Former Soviet republics > Foreign relations > Russia (Federation)
Russia (Federation) > Foreign relations > Former Soviet republics.
Former Soviet republics > Foreign relations > European Union countries.
European Union countries > Foreign relations > Former Soviet republics.
Geopolitics > Former Soviet republics.
Table of Contents:
  • Setting the stage : post-Soviet Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine
  • Studying the influence of external actors
  • A theory of external influence
  • The period of uncertainty, 1991-1994
  • Ruling elites regain control, 1995-1999
  • Competition for domestic power and external influence intensifies, 2000-2004
  • The return of geopolitics, 2005-2010
  • Overall trends in Russian and EU influence.