Dina R. Spechler, Martin C. Spechler

Putin and His Neighbors (eBook, ePUB)

Russia's Policies toward Eurasia

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Russian President Vladimir Putin has implemented a set of policies toward his neighbors intended to help him re-establish his country's status as a major world power. These have included dominating, as far as possible, the independent states that once were part of the USSR and preventing further NATO encroachment on Russia's borders. He has also sought a pragmatic partnership with China to help bolster the Russian economy in the face of Western sanctions and declining revenues from oil and gas. This book argues that Putin's efforts have been largely, although not entirely, successful. Inthe future, however, the weakness of the Russian economy as compared to China's may pose a threat to Moscow's ability to maintain a Russian sphere of influence in its own neighborhood.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498588720
• Artikelnr.: 58259677

Autorenporträt

Dina R. Spechler is associate professor of political science and adjunct associate professor of international studies, and faculty affiliate of the Russian and East European Institute at Indiana University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Russia's foreign policy objectives under Putin
Chapter 2. Russia's economic weakness
Chapter 3. Disappointing multilateral institutions
Chapter 4. Bilateral deals with Central Asian states
Chapter 5. Military pressure on southwestern neighbors
Chapter 6. Resisting NATO pressure: northwest border states
Chapter 7. Russia v. China: a problematic partnership
Chapter 8. Conclusions and prospects