European Union Russia and the Shared Neighbourhood

<p>The conflict in South Ossetia in the summer of 2008 and the Ukrainian energy crisis in early 2009 served to highlight the tensions that continue to influence EU-Russia relations in regard to the region comprising the former republics of the Soviet Union or the ‘shared neighbourhood’.</p><p>This book draws together research which examines the objectives of EU and Russian foreign policy and the complexities of the security challenges in this region. Although both actors have a shared interest in cooperating to create conditions of peace and stability, we have in recent years observed the development of growing competition between the EU and Russian foreign policy agendas.</p><p>This book was based on a special issue of <em>Europe-Asia Studies.</em></p> <p>1. Introduction: The European Union, Russia and the Shared Neighbourhood <em>Jackie Gower</em> <em>and</em> <em>Graham Timmins </em>2. Competing Rationalities: Russia, the EU and the ‘Shared Neighbourhood’ <em>Derek Averre </em>3. EU Governance and the European Neighbourhood Policy: A Framework for Analysis <em>Stefan Gänzle </em>4. The Contribution of the Visegrad Group to the European Union’s ‘Eastern’ Policy: Rhetoric or Reality? <em>Martin Dangerfield </em>5. Lost in Translation? Why the EU has Failed to Influence Russia’s Development <em>Hiski Haukkala </em>6. ‘Bashing about Rights’? Russia and the ‘New’ EU States on Human Rights and Democracy Promotion <em>Rick Fawn </em>7. Power without Influence? The EU and Trade Disputes with Russia <em>Tuomas Forsberg and</em> <em>Antti Seppo </em>8. Diversionary Role of the Georgia–Russia Conflict: International Constraints and Domestic Appeal <em>Mikhail Filippov</em></p>