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... have been his most important ever —, Putin hit a markedly anti-Western tone. Partially rewriting history, he bemoaned the West’s hypocrisy, double standards, and mingling in foreign countries; this time, ‘crossing a line’, in Russia’s sphere of interest. We have a Russia-West situation; we have hostility. Yes, it looks like a new ‘Cold War’. But it won’t get to that. It can’t get to that, because there is a huge disparity in power. Russia is ...
... more evidently than ever, is a strong High Representative to forge, not just manage, the EU’s common foreign policy. The European Union needs a new face as its foreign policy chief. It needs to be someone with a vision and strategic thinking; someone ... ... unquestionable but who is a realist and not ashamed, or worse, afraid of geopolitics. Someone who will rethink and re-calibrate the Eastern Partnership, acknowledging its geopolitical nature. Someone who can make it fit the new reality shaped partly by a self-assured Russia, protective of its sphere of influence and as disinterested in modernising trade and security cooperation with Europe as ...
The Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius in November 2013 demonstrated that the European Union’s policy toward its eastern neighbors has developed into a highly contentious issue between the EU and Russia. The summit was overshadowed by the decision of the Ukrainian government not to sign an Association Agreement with the EU and the following mass demonstrations in Kyiv. This paper analyses the EU’s relations with the EaP countries and illustrates ...
Armenia and the Customs Union: a Forced Maneuver or Conscious Choice? At the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius on November 28-29, 2013, Armenia chose not to ... ... cooperation with the Easterners on any level. This point appears especially important for the European Union in view of President Obama's intentions to place the U.S.A. at the lead... ... services from Eastern countries and providing them with energy supplies that bypass Russia if Russia chooses to ban imports. Moscow is also seen as more vulnerable due...
... that, Ukraine having decided not to sign a deal with the EU last week in Vilnius, the Union lost the integration contest to Russia. But developments seem to be on the way. In light of the happenings of the past few days, Europe may come out of this better ... ... would have, had things gone another way. It has long been known that the talks between the EU and Ukraine should end at the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius, with the signing of a Free Trade and Association Agreement. It’s been known that ...
Interview with Vladimir Chizhov As the Eastern Partnership Summit is approaching, discussions about the foreign political course of Ukraine and its relations with Russia and the European Union are intensifying. How will Kiev’s choice affect relations within the Russia – Ukraine – EU triangle? What is the future of the Eastern Partnership? We discussed these questions during the presentation of “Four Scenarios ...
... discussions about the post-Soviet space. In this context, political rhetoric and analysis have been focused on two key players - Russia and the European Union - as well as on potential points of interaction. Is peaceful coexistence of the two sides possible or is an increase ... ... legal provisions. The next cycle of growing attention to regional interaction took place during 2008-2009. The EU’s “Eastern Partnership” program became a key element in the system of multilateral relations. Despite being widespread and ...
... to the six states of the Eastern Partnership, since Central Asia is geopolitically specific and cannot fully work towards the European Union. Is Competition a Reality? Photo: jankoy.org.ua Eastern Partnership is a soft-power attempt to have post-Soviet participants engaged in the EU orbit Competition really only affects two or three countries of interest for both the EU and Russia, which for certain reasons cannot clearly define their positions. At the same time, all post-Soviet states one way or another ...
... International Politics, Vol. 49, 4, pp. 418-433. [7] Veronika Movchan and Volodymyr Shportyuk: EU-Ukraine DCFTA: the Model for Eastern Partnership Regional Trade Cooperation. CASE Network Studies & Analyses No.445. Warsaw: CASE – Center for Social ... ... [8] Veronika Movchan and Ricardo Giucci: Quantitative Assessment of Ukraine’s Regional Integration Options: DCFTA with European Union vs. Customs Union with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Berlin/Kyiv: Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting. November 2011. Available on-line: ...
... whether inevitable or not, this attitude stands in the way of the Eastern opening. Russia, for its part, will clearly not queue up to kiss Europe’s hands. ... ... author of this blog believes that the sovereign debt crisis will eventually leave the European Union more integrated, stronger, and growing, the crisis' current deterrent... ... of it all Apart from the early planning stages, Russia has not taken part in the Eastern Partnership or the European Neighbourhood Policy. Amongst a number of practical...
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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