Russian foreign policy in Eurasia : national interests and regional integration /

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 c...

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Main Author: Arakelyan, Lilia A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2018.
Series:Post-Soviet politics.
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505 0 |a 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 -- Conclusion -- 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 -- 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. 
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