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This book examines the place of multilateralism in Russia's foreign
policy and Russia's engagement with multilateral institutions.
Throughout the post-Soviet period, both Yeltsin and Putin
consistently professed a deep attachment to the principles of
multilateralism. However, multilateralism as a value, concept,
strategy or general phenomenon in Russian foreign policy has
hitherto been neglected by scholars, seldom assessed in its own
right or from a comparative perspective. This book fills that gap,
combining wider conceptual perspectives on the place of
multilateralism in Russian foreign policy thought and action with
detailed empirical case studies of Russian engagement at the
global, transatlantic and European levels, and also in Russia's
regional environment. It examines Russia's role and relationship
with the UN, NATO, G8, EU, OSCE, Arctic Council, Eurasian Economic
Community, Commonwealth of Independent States, Shanghai Cooperation
Organization and Collective Security Treaty Organization, covering
a wide range of issue areas including nuclear non-proliferation and
trade. Throughout, it considers the political, economic and
security interests that shape Russia' foreign relations, conception
of multilateralism and activity in multilateral settings. Overall,
this book is an important resource for anyone interested in Russian
foreign policy and its role in international relations more
generally.
This book examines emerging forms of governance in the Arctic
region, exploring how different types of state and non-state actors
promote and support rules and standards. The authors argue that
confining our understandings of Arctic governance to Arctic states
and a focus on the Arctic Council as the primary site of
circumpolar governance provides an incomplete picture. Instead,
they embrace the complexity of governance in the Arctic by
systematically analyzing and comparing the position, interventions,
and influence of different actor groups seeking to shape Arctic
political and economic outcomes in multiple sites of Arctic
politics, both formal and informal. This book assesses the
potential that sub-national governments, corporations, civil
society organizations, Indigenous peoples, and non-Arctic states
possess to develop norms and standards to ensure a stable,
rule-based Arctic region. It will be of interest to all scholars
and students working in the fields of Arctic Sovereignty, Security
Studies, Global Governance, and International Political Economy.
This book examines the place of multilateralism in Russia's foreign
policy and Russia's engagement with multilateral institutions.
Throughout the post-Soviet period, both Yeltsin and Putin
consistently professed a deep attachment to the principles of
multilateralism. However, multilateralism as a value, concept,
strategy or general phenomenon in Russian foreign policy has
hitherto been neglected by scholars, seldom assessed in its own
right or from a comparative perspective. This book fills that gap,
combining wider conceptual perspectives on the place of
multilateralism in Russian foreign policy thought and action with
detailed empirical case studies of Russian engagement at the
global, transatlantic and European levels, and also in Russia's
regional environment.It examines Russia's role and relationship
with the UN, NATO, G8, EU, OSCE, Arctic Council, Eurasian Economic
Community, Commonwealth of Independent States, Shanghai Cooperation
Organization and Collective Security Treaty Organization, covering
a wide range of issue areas including nuclear non-proliferation and
trade. Throughout, it considers the political, economic and
security interests that shape Russia's foreign relations,
conception of multilateralism and activity in multilateral
settings. Overall, this book is an important resource for anyone
interested in Russian foreign policy and its role in international
relations more generally.
This book examines emerging forms of governance in the Arctic
region, exploring how different types of state and non-state actors
promote and support rules and standards. The authors argue that
confining our understandings of Arctic governance to Arctic states
and a focus on the Arctic Council as the primary site of
circumpolar governance provides an incomplete picture. Instead,
they embrace the complexity of governance in the Arctic by
systematically analyzing and comparing the position, interventions,
and influence of different actor groups seeking to shape Arctic
political and economic outcomes in multiple sites of Arctic
politics, both formal and informal. This book assesses the
potential that sub-national governments, corporations, civil
society organizations, Indigenous peoples, and non-Arctic states
possess to develop norms and standards to ensure a stable,
rule-based Arctic region. It will be of interest to all scholars
and students working in the fields of Arctic Sovereignty, Security
Studies, Global Governance, and International Political Economy.
The volume explores a question that sheds light on the contested,
but largely cooperative, nature of Arctic governance in the
post-Cold War period: How does power matter -and how has it
mattered - in shaping cross-border cooperation and diplomacy in the
Arctic? The role of power in global governance cooperation has been
explored in international relations and political geography
literature, yet largely overlooked in an Arctic context. Through
carefully selected case studies - from Russia's role in the Arctic
Council to the diplomacy of indigenous peoples' organizations -
this book seeks to shed light on how power performances are enacted
to constantly shore up Arctic cooperation in key ways. The
conceptually-driven nature of the inquiry makes the book
appropriate reading for courses in international relations and
political geography, while the carefully selected case studies lend
themselves to courses on Arctic politics. -- .
This book is open access under a CC BY license. This book explores
if and how Russian policies towards the Far East region of the
country - and East Asia more broadly - have changed since the onset
of the Ukraine crisis and Russia's annexation of Crimea. Following
the 2014 annexation and the subsequent enactment of a sanctions
regime against the country, the Kremlin has emphasized the eastern
vector in its external relations. But to what extent has Russia's
'pivot to the East' intensified or changed in nature - domestically
and internationally - since the onset of the current crisis in
relations with the West? Rather than taking the declared 'pivot' as
a fact and exploring the consequences of it, the contributors to
this volume explore whether a pivot has indeed happened or if what
we see today is the continuation of longer-duration trends,
concerns and ambitions.
Scholarly work in many fields has shown the important and changing
role played by experts in international and national policymaking.
Historical studies have revealed how Soviet scientists figured in
politics in unexpected ways. However, no comprehensive study of the
interplay between scientific expert knowledge and contemporary
Russian policymaking has been carried out. This book argues that in
order to understand Russia's position on complex policy challenges,
like climate change, we must understand how experts and scientific
knowledge factor into Russia's policymaking processes. Russia is
still among the world's top five emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG)
and its emissions are once again on the rise. Addressing questions
of expert knowledge is of key importance to understanding the
climate-related policies Russia pursues domestically and the
positions it takes in international climate negotiations. This
volume presents case studies of media debates, national
policymaking and Russia's engagement in the international politics
of climate change.
An analysis of Russia's response to globalization. This book
explores how Russian domestic politics shape this international
engagement. Thematically, the focus is on Russia's external
engagement with areas of policy relating to globalization, namely
energy, climate, health, direct foreign investment, finance, and
international terrorism.
Russia holds more Arctic territory than any other state, yet
unlike other Arctic states it does not have a unified strategy
identifying economic and political aims for the North. Russia's
policies on the North are dispersed across a variety of fields from
domestic migration politics to oil and gas development. This volume
engages the disparate elements of Russian northern policy and
illustrates how the centralized, relatively economically strong and
politically assertive Russia of today defines and addresses
northern spaces, opportunities, and challenges. As energy markets
continue looking northward and climate change renders the Arctic
increasingly accessible, the geopolitical interests of Arctic
states will be brought more frequently to the forefront. These
circumstances will make the disputed borders and overlapping
sovereignty claims of the North an important topic in international
politics. Given its geographic size and political influence, Russia
is and will continue to be a key regional and global actor in the
international politics of the North.
An analysis of Russia's response to globalization. This book
explores how Russian domestic politics shape this international
engagement. Thematically, the focus is on Russia's external
engagement with areas of policy relating to globalization, namely
energy, climate, health, direct foreign investment, finance, and
international terrorism.
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