Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society

2020/2

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• Publisher: ibidem
• Year: 2020
• eBook ISBN:
  9783838274669
• Edition: 0

Special Sections: Russian Foreign Policy Towards the "e;Near Abroad"e;and Russia's Annexiation of Crimea IIThis special section deals with Russia's post-Maidan foreign policy towards the so-called "e;near abroad, "e; or the former Soviet states. This is an important and timely topic, as Russia's policy perspectives have changed dramatically since 2013/2014, as have those of its neighbors. The Kremlin today is paradoxically following an aggressive "e;realist"e; agenda that seeks to clearly delineate its sphere of influence in Europe and Eurasia while simultaneously attempting to promote "e;soft-power"e; and a historical-civilizational justification for its recent actions in Ukraine (and elsewhere). The result is an often perplexing amalgam of policy positions that are difficult to disentangle. The contributors to this special issue are all regional specialists based either in Europe or the United States.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Special Section: Russian Foreign Policy towards the “Near Abroad”
• Introduction: Russia and the Rest: Permeable Sovereignty and the Former Soviet Socialist Republics
• When War is Preferable to Peace: Russia, the Post-Cold War Settlement, and the Kremlin’s Policy towards Ukraine
• A Realist View from Moscow: Identity and Threat Perception in the Writings of Sergei A. Karaganov (2003–2019)
• Soft Power in Russian Foreign Policy toward Azerbaijan
• Special Section: Russia’s Annexation of Crimea II
• Introduction: Russia’s 2014 Annexation of Crimea in Historical Context: Discourses and Controversies
• The Status of the Crimean Tatars in Ukrainian and International Law
• The 1954 Transfer of Crimea: Debunking the Myth of a “Royal Gift” to Ukraine
• How the Federal Republic Reacted to Russia’s Annexation of Crimea: Berlin’s Diplomatic Response and German Media Representations in 2014–2020
• Ukrainian Labor and Siberian Oil in the Late Soviet Empire
• Democratic Centralization and Institutional Development in Ukraine from the Maidans of 2004 and 2014: A Holistic Interpretation
• Reviews
• About the Guest Editors and Contributors