Still entrenched in the conflict/cooperation dichotomy? EU–Russia relations and the Ukraine crisis

Nitoiu, Cristian

doi:10.1080/23745118.2016.1197875

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“…Russia has seen the region as its sphere of influence, where it has both the duty and right to shape the polities of the states in the region (Allison 2017). The West, led by the United States and, from the 2000s onwards, the EU, developed a more nuanced approach of promoting liberal values and reforms through conditional benefits (Nitoiu 2017).…”

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“…External actors have played a crucial role in this process. In their bid to influence the regional order and promote their vision of international politics, the United States and, later, the Russian Federation and the European Union (EU) invested significant resources to shape the domestic and foreign policies of the post-Soviet states (Bechev 2015;Nitoiu 2017). In turn, most states in the post-Soviet space were left with little choice but to develop multivector foreign policies and strike a fine balance between their own interests and those of more powerful external actors (Hey 2003;Browning 2006;Gnedina 2015).…”

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

Nitoiu

2018

Europe-Asia Studies

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“…Permanent fencing off of the European Union states from Russia and Belarus proves that the changing relations between the European Union and Russia has transitioned into the era of 'permanent freezing' (cf. Nitoiu, 2017;Dembińska, Mérand & Shtaltovna, 2020). The overall climate of the conflict in Europe has intensified the peripheral nature of some border regions.…”

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Borderlands in times of crisis: The possibility of de-marginalisation of the Polish border zone with Russia after the outbreak of war in Ukraine

Studzińska

2023

Moravian Geographical Reports

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The Polish-Russian border, closed since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, transformed into an iron curtain without any chance for its disappearance in a long-term perspective. The ongoing conflict between Russia and the EU started an experiment in the Polish zone bordering with Russia with respect to the planning of economic growth in the new reality – in a fully isolated area – where the border is a limitation and not an opportunity. According to the author’s research, the crisis caused by the permanent closing of the Polish-Russian border and suspension of contacts with the Kaliningrad Oblast, which initially was a hard blow for the border communes, with a particularly difficult economic situation, may – in the long-term perspective – turn out to be an important driving force for changes. The primary purpose of this paper is to identify the main actions taken by the Polish local authorities at the border with Russia, the aim of which is revitalisation of the local economy after the Polish-Russian border was closed. The article is based on a number of in-depth expert interviews carried out in the Polish border area.

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“…"The outbreak of the violent conflict between Russia and Ukraine at the end of 2013 clearly demonstrates that the EU has failed in its pursuit in Russia despite extensive mutual relations and comprehensive financial support provided by the EU" (Veebel, 2018: 698). In contrast to the normative power approach, Nitoiu (2015) argued that the EU has been forced to adopt a geostrategic approach rather than a normative power approach during the Ukraine crisis. "Over the years, the EU has received its fair share of criticism for not being willing and able to have a grand strategy or to even start thinking strategically in its foreign policy" (Nitoiu, 2015).…”

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Has the Liberal Internationalist Conception of the Eu’s Foreign Policy Made It Incapable of Acting in International Conflicts?

Durnik¹

2023

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Notions of the power associated with the European Union’s foreign policy and its role in international relations are mostly liberal in origin. This explains the EU’s special role in the Cold War era and that it has since emerged more as a moral, ethical and normative power. The EU’s lack of military capability has probably been the main cause that prevents it from acting as a great or superpower. The distinction between materialistic and immaterial elements of power has been a crucial point of contention between realists and liberal thinkers. In international relations, we are also witnessing the trend of the EU increasingly using the geopolitical approach (such as in the Ukrainian crisis) besides the normative one. In the article, different concepts of EU foreign policy regarding power in the light of realism and liberalism are compared where, alongside the descriptive method, a SWOT analysis is performed. Keywords: realism, liberalism, power, European Union, Ukraine, foreign policy, international relations

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Still entrenched in the conflict/cooperation dichotomy? EU–Russia relations and the Ukraine crisis

Cited by 13 publications

References 33 publications

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

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

Borderlands in times of crisis: The possibility of de-marginalisation of the Polish border zone with Russia after the outbreak of war in Ukraine

Has the Liberal Internationalist Conception of the Eu’s Foreign Policy Made It Incapable of Acting in International Conflicts?

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