Putin's Russia and the Enlarged Europe

This authoritative work examines recent changes in Russia's relations with the EU and NATO and explores the patterns of support for these various orientations among its own elites and public. Investigates Russian engagement with the enlarged European Union and NATO. Evaluates the serious choices to be made on both sides about the obstacles to good relations, and about the policies to enable a form of Russian 'inclusion without membership'. Draws on extensive interviews with Russian decision-makers as well as a body of new survey evidence, official sources and recently published debates. Anticipates the issues that will become increasingly prominent, including competition in the 'common neighbourhood' and controversy over the role of values in shaping Russia's future position in Europe.

Roy Allison is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He was Head of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs) (1993–2005); Senior Research Fellow, Centre for International Studies, University of Oxford (2001–5); and Senior Lecturer, University of Birmingham (1992–9). His editorial board memberships include International Affairs. He has previously published, co-authored or edited eight books on Soviet, Russian and CIS foreign and security policies.

Margot Light is Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics. Her recent publications include ‘Russia and the West: Is There a Values Gap?’ (with Stephen White and Ian McAllister), International Politics, September 2005; ‘Foreign Policy’ in Developments in Russian Politics 6, edited by Stephen White, Richard Sakwa and Zvi Gitelman (2005); and ‘Belarus between East and West’ (with Roy Allison and Stephen White), Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, December 2005.

Stephen White is Professor of International Politics at the University of Glasgow, and is a Senior Research Associate of its School of Central and East European Studies and of the Institute of Applied Politics in Moscow. He was President of the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies (1994–7), and is also chief editor of the Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics. His recent publications include Developments in Russian Politics 6 (with others, 2005), and Politics in Europe (with others, 2006).

About the authors

vii

Acknowledgments

viii

Abbreviations and acronyms

x

The place of Europe in Russian foreign policy

1

(20)

Margot Light

Roy Allison

Russia and NATO

4

(2)

Russia and the EU

6

(3)

The impact of 9/11 on Russia's relations with NATO and the EU

9

(3)

Russian elites and their foreign policy views

12

(1)

Analysis and arguments

13

(8)

The domestic management of Russia's foreign and security policy

21

(24)

Stephen White

Consolidating the Putin leadership

23

(7)

Foreign policy decision-making

30

(6)

Defence and security policy decision-making

36

(5)

The presidential black box

41

(4)

Russian political engagement with the European Union

45

(27)

Margot Light

Russia, Europe and the EU

47

(2)

Recent controversies in Russia--EU relations

49

(20)

Conclusion

69

(3)

Russian security engagement with the European Union

72

(22)

Roy Allison

Russian elite debate

73

(5)

Policy achievements and future potential

78

(7)

The European Union's new security neighbourhood

85

(6)

Conclusion

91

(3)

Russian security engagement with NATO

94

(36)

Roy Allison

NATO or the EU as Russia's principal security partner in Europe?

95

(1)

Russian engagement with NATO

96

(3)

Russian elite debate on NATO since 2000

99

(6)

Policy achievements and future potential

105

(11)

Russian official threat perceptions of NATO and NATO enlargement

116

(6)

Towards associate membership? An agenda for deeper NATO--Russia cooperation

122

(2)

Russian membership of NATO?

124

(3)

Conclusion

127

(3)

Russia and `Europe': the public dimension

130

(30)

Stephen White

Foreign policy: the public political agenda

131

(5)

A `European choice'?

136

(5)

A changing security environment

141

(4)

Russia and NATO

145

(3)

Identity: the view from below

148

(4)

Russia and `Europe'

152

(3)

Russians and their security environment

155

(5)

`Russia in Europe' or `Russia and Europe'?

160

(21)

Roy Allison

New challenges in the foreign policy environment

161

(5)

Values, interests and pragmatic policy

166

(9)

Scenarios for future policy

175

(6)

A note on sources

181

(3)

Notes

184

(37)

Index

221

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Putin's Russia and the Enlarged Europe

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