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1 online resource (281 pages) |
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BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies |
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BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European studies
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Interviews; Transliteration and sources; Abbreviations and key terms; 1 From Putin to Medvedev: maintaining the status quo?; The presidential succession; Putin, Medvedev, and foreign policy schools of thought; Putin and Medvedev's perspectives on Russia's place in the world; Putin, Medvedev, and style; Two presidents and their foreign policy advisors; The concept of the Euro-Atlantic region; Structure of the book; 2 Russia's Euro-Atlantic security interests: preserving and building influence |
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Russian security documents and Russian interestsRussia and the areas of 'privileged interests'; 3 Russia and the 'frozen' conflicts of the Euro-Atlantic space: different conflicts, different roles; Russia and Kosovo: a new precedent?; Russia, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia: recognizing new 'states'; Russia and Nagorno-Karabakh: strategic goals; Russia and Transdniestria: a peace-keeping exercise?; 4 Russia and the OSCE: hard versus soft security; Structural issues with the OSCE; Russia, human rights, and democracy at the OSCE; Russia and the politico-military side of the OSCE |
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5 Russia and NATO: the limits of cooperationRussia, NATO, and Soviet era promises; The Russian leadership's views of NATO; The shape of the Russia-NATO relationship; NATO-Russian cooperation; Russia, NATO, and confrontation; 6 Russia and the Euro-Atlantic security agreements: compliance and controversy; The Vienna Document; The Treaty on Open Skies; The conventional armed forces in Europe Treaty and its adapted version; 7 Medvedev's draft European Security Treaty: a different idea?; The Medvedev proposal; Responses to the Medvedev proposal |
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8 Nuclear reductions and missile defence: prospects for cooperation between Russia, the U.S., and NATOThe importance of the nuclear deterrent for Russia; Russia and Western plans for European missile defence; 9 The return of President Putin: a change of course; Russia and Ukraine: a Euro-Atlantic security crisis; Russia and the frozen conflicts; Russia and the Euro-Atlantic security institutions; Russia and the Euro-Atlantic security framework; Russia, nuclear arms control, and missile defence; 10 Conclusion: Medvedev's presidential legacy; A Medvedev foreign policy?; Bibliography; Index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315672403 |
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1315672405 |
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