Russian Foreign Policy in Eurasia

Name: Russian Foreign Policy in Eurasia
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Russian Foreign Policy in EurasiaNational Interests and Regional Integration\nAuthor(s): Lilia Arakelyan\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367594572, 978-0367594572\nSynopsis\nHow has Russia increased its strength and power over the last 15 years? By what means did the Kremlin bring Armenia back into its orbit? Why did Azerbaijan and Georgia try to avoid antagonizing Moscow? Can we conclude that Russia has restored its sphere of influence in Eurasia? \n\nEmploying a case-centric research design this book answers these questions by analyzing Russias foreign affairs in the South Caucasus after the end of the Cold War. Exploring the relevance for those affairs of the creation of the Eurasian Economic Union it uses neoclassical realism and regime theories as frameworks. Arguing that Russias material power capabilities guide Moscows foreign policies in all three South Caucasian states, the author points out that Russi.