Abstract
In Chapter 9, ‘Ukraine and the Restructuring of East-West Relations’, Maria Raquel Freire draws upon the norm literature to track the deterioration of Russian relations with the West, in particular as that relates to the Ukraine crisis. She emphasizes the West’s attempts to serve as the diffuser of norms, norms strongly and increasingly resisted by Moscow. The increasingly hostile discourse between the two sides has solidified the sense of security conflict on both sides.
The author acknowledges funding for research from the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN-ETN) of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, under grant agreement ‘CASPIAN – Around the Caspian: a Doctoral Training for Future Experts in Development and Cooperation with Focus on the Caspian Region’ (642709 – CASPIAN – H2020-MSCA-ITN-2014).
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Notes
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West is understood in this chapter broadly as including the USA, the European Union (EU), and the Atlantic Alliance. Despite differences in relations between Russia and each of these actors, the chapter looks at the broader relationship between the Western ‘whole’ and Russia.
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Interviews conducted by the author (2006 and 2007) in Georgia and Azerbaijan regarding the process of implementation of the Action Plans and negotiations of the Association Agreements with the EU.
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BRICS stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
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Freire, M.R. (2017). Ukraine and the Restructuring of East-West Relations. In: Kanet, R. (eds) The Russian Challenge to the European Security Environment . Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50775-0_9
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