This book examines the relationship between national identity
construction and current foreign policy discourses on Russia in
selected European Union member states in 2014-2018. It shows that
divergent national discourses on Russia derive from the different
ways in which the country was constructed in national identity. The
book develops an interpretive theoretical framework and argues that
policy makers' agency can profoundly influence the contestation
between different identity narratives. It includes case studies in
policy areas that are of primary importance for EU-Russia
relations, such as energy security (the Nord Stream 2 controversy),
the Ukraine crisis and Russia's military intervention in Syria.
Focusing on EU member states that have traditionally taken
different stances vis-a-vis Russia (Germany, Poland and Finland),
it shows that at the peak of the Ukraine crisis national discourses
converged towards a pragmatic, but critical narrative. As the
Ukraine crisis subsided and new events took centre stage in foreign
policy discussions (i.e. the Syrian civil war, international
terrorism), long-standing and identity-based divergences partly
re-emerged in the discourses of policy makers. This became
particularly evident during the Nord Stream 2 controversy.
Deep-rooted and different perceptions of the Russian Other in EU
member states are still influential and lead to divergent national
agendas for foreign policy towards Russia. This book will be of
interest to students and scholars working in European and EU
politics, Russian and Soviet politics, and International Relations.
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