Democracy and Security in the EU’s Eastern Neighborhood? Assessing the ENP in Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine

Nilsson, Martin; Silander, Daniel

doi:10.1080/17419166.2015.1135744

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“…The multiple crises that have erupted in the Southern and Eastern Neighbourhood have transformed the region from a what back in 2003 was seen as a 'ring of friends' (Council of the European Union 2003) to a 'ring of fire' (Hahn 2015). In the Eastern Neighbourhood the EU has become increasingly aware of the fact that other states see its foreign policy in deeply competitive rather than cooperative terms (Korosteleva 2016;Nilsson and Silander 2016). Conversely, in the southern neighbourhood, the Arab Spring underscored the impact that overlooking key underlying tensions in the region can have on the EU's efforts to promote democracy and stability (Dannreuther 2015; EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy 2011).…”

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“…The two regions on its southern and eastern borders (conveniently known as the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood) are a key example of geography directing the nature of EU external policies. While great power politics relegates the neighbourhoods of major international actors to mere spheres of influence, the EU's geographical delineation of its neighbourhood emphasises the need to help the countries in the region develop and learn from the EU's own recipe for success (Nilsson and Silander 2016).…”

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Introduction: The Rise of Geopolitics in the EU’s Approach in its Eastern Neighbourhood

Nitoiu

Sus

2018

Geopolitics

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The article and the special section aim to discuss and contextualise the recent rise of traditional aspects of geopolitics in EU foreign policy with a focus on the region on its eastern borders (that the EU has identified as its Eastern Neighbourhood) and Russia. Contributions evaluate the way recent events in the international arena (such as the Ukraine crisis, the Arab Spring or the rise of ISIS) have emphasised the need for the EU to engage with traditional aspects of geopolitics and strategic thinking in foreign policy. While, an initial reading of the EU's recent development and behaviour in the Eastern Neighbourhood might point to the increasingly salience of traditional geopolitical considerations, the articles in the collection highlight that the hybrid nature of the EU also translates into its approach to geopolitics. Acknowledging that elements of traditional geopolitics are salient forces in world politics adds to the EU's hybrid approach and has made it reframe its search for authenticity CONTACT Cristian Nitoiu

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Introduction: The Rise of Geopolitics in the EU’s Approach in its Eastern Neighbourhood

Nitoiu

Sus

2018

Geopolitics

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“…Unlike Russia, however, the EU made a clear differentiation between its so-called 'eastern neighbourhood' (Moldova, Georgia, Belarus, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Armenia) and Central Asia: while the latter became a marginal EU concern in the last 15 years, the EU has focused on shaping the foreign policies of its eastern neighbourhood. Influencing the foreign policies of its eastern neighbourhood is considered by Brussels as a necessary step to make EU borders more secure and to enhance the stability and economic development of the region (Averre 2009;Raik & Dinesen 2015;Nilsson & Silander 2016). In contrast to Russia, the EU employed a narrower range of instruments to achieve this end, placing its action under the umbrella of conditionality (Lavenex 2004).…”

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The Influence of External Actors on Foreign Policy in the Post-Soviet Space

Nitoiu

2018

Europe-Asia Studies

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“…This line of research resulted in the theory of an inverted Ushaped relationship between the regime type and the risks of sociopolitical destabilization. According to the theory, consistent democracies and autocracies are more stable regimes, whereas intermediate regimes (anocracies) display the lowest levels of political stability (Gates et al 2000;Goldstone 2014;Goldstone et al 2000Goldstone et al , 2010Mansfield and Snyder 1995;Marshall and Cole 2008;Nilsson and Silander 2016;Slinko et al 2017;Ulfelder and Lustik 2007;Vreeland 2008). 7 Within middle and high intervals of per capita GDP one can observe a clear 7 The presence of this regularity has been also supported by a number of studies undertaken by Russian researchers.…”

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Economic Development and Sociopolitical Destabilization: A Re-Analysis

Korotayev¹,

Vaskin²,

Bilyuga³

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Our empirical tests generally support the hypothesis that up to certain values of the average per capita income its growth tends to lead to increased risks of sociopolitical destabilization, and only in the upper range of this indicator its growth tends to be associated with the decrease of sociopolitical destabilization risks. However, our analysis has shown that for various indices of sociopolitical destabilization this curvilinear relationship can be quite different in some important details. On the other hand, we detect the presence of a very important exception. We show that the relationship between per capita GDP and the intensity of coups and coup attempts is not curvilinear; in this case we are rather dealing with a pronounced negative correlation; a particularly strong negative correlation is observed between this index and the logarithm of GDP per capita. We demonstrate that this fact makes the abovementioned bell-shaped relationship with respect to the integral index of sociopolitical destabilization considerably less distinct and makes a very significant contribution to the formation of its asymmetry (when the negative correlation between per capita GDP and sociopolitical destabilization among the richer countries looks much stronger than the positive correlation among poorer countries). However, our analysis shows that for all the other indices of sociopolitical destabilization we do witness the bellshaped relationship. On the other hand, for example, in relation to such indices, as political strikes, riots and anti-government demonstrations we deal with such an asymmetry that is directly opposite to that mentioned above-with such an asymmetry, when a positive correlation between GDP and instability for poorer countries is much stronger than the negative correlation for richer countries.

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Democracy and Security in the EU’s Eastern Neighborhood? Assessing the ENP in Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine

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Introduction: The Rise of Geopolitics in the EU’s Approach in its Eastern Neighbourhood

Introduction: The Rise of Geopolitics in the EU’s Approach in its Eastern Neighbourhood

The Influence of External Actors on Foreign Policy in the Post-Soviet Space

Economic Development and Sociopolitical Destabilization: A Re-Analysis

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