Cookies?
Library Header Image
LSE Research Online LSE Library Services

EU–Russia relations: between conflict and cooperation

Nitoiu, Cristian (2014) EU–Russia relations: between conflict and cooperation. International Politics, 51 (2). pp. 234-253. ISSN 1384-5748

Full text not available from this repository.
Identification Number: 10.1057/ip.2014.7

Abstract

EU–Russia relations have often been considered in scholarship to be governed by the dichotomy between conflict and cooperation. Cooperation has often coexisted or overlapped with conflict on a significant number of issues and policy areas, making relations between the two actors very complex. This article explores the dichotomy between conflict and cooperation, highlighting the way it has influenced the two actors’ policies towards the Eastern Neighbourhood. It posits that the difference between what the European Union (EU) says and what it does is desired and perpetuated both by Russia, the EU’s member states and the countries within the Eastern Neighbourhood. Simultaneously, Moscow is unable to formulate a clear strategy for the Eastern Neighbourhood, which makes its approach geared at providing short-term incentives to corrupt politicians in the countries in the region not sustainable in the long term. In doing so, the article also aims to enquire into the potential for EU–Russia relations to move beyond the well-known conflict–cooperation dichotomy.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://www.palgrave-journals.com/ip/
Additional Information: © 2015 Palgrave Macmillan
Divisions: IGA: LSE IDEAS
Subjects: J Political Science > JZ International relations
Date Deposited: 10 Apr 2015 13:16
Last Modified: 25 Feb 2024 22:15
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/61471

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item