Power, Politics and Confrontation in Eurasia Foreign Policy in a Con

The central objective of this edited volume is to help unlock a set of intriguing puzzles relating to changing power dynamics in Eurasia, a region that is critically important in the changing international security landscape.

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Power, Politics and Confrontation in Eurasia Foreign Policy in a Contested Region Edited by

Roger E. Kanet Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Miami, USA

and

Matthew Sussex Head of Politics and International Relations, University of Tasmania, Australia

Selection, introduction, conclusion and editorial matter © Roger E. Kanet and Matthew Sussex 2015 Remaining chapters © Contributors 2015 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-56963-2 ISBN 978-1-137-52367-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-137-52367-9

This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Power, politics and confrontation in Eurasia : foreign policy in a contested region / Roger E. Kanet, Professor of Political Science, Department of International Studies, University of Miami, USA, Matthew Sussex, Head of Politics and International Relations, University of Tasmania, Australia. pages cm 1. Eurasia – Foreign relations. 2. Geopolitics – Eurasia. 3. Russia (Federation) – Foreign relations. I. Kanet, Roger E., 1936– editor, author. II. Sussex, Matthew, editor, author. DK293.P68 2015 327.5—dc23

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Contents Preface and Acknowledgements

vii

Notes on Contributors

ix

Introduction: Power, Politics and Confrontation in Eurasia Matthew Sussex and Roger E. Kanet

Part I 1

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Russian Politics and Foreign Policy

Whose Playground Is It, Anyway? Power Rivalries in Post-Soviet Space Suzanne Loftus and Roger E. Kanet

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