Russia, Eurasia and the New Geopolitics of Energy: Confrontation and Consolidation

by Roger E. Kanet (Editor), Matthew Sussex (Editor)

Overview

By combining perspectives from experts in domestic politics, regional politics, and specialists in international security, this edited volume focuses on the central role of energy production and supply in the Russian-Western completion across Eurasia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137523730
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	10/05/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	252
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Lilia A. Arakelyan, University of Miami, USA Graeme Herd, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Germany Nikita A. Lomagin, St Petersburg State University, Russia Wayne McLean, University of Tasmania, Australia Dina Moulioukova, University of Miami, USA Rémi Piet, Qatar University, Qatar Ellen B. Pirro, Iowa State University, USA Charles E. Ziegler, University of Louisville, USA

Table of Contents

Introduction: Eurasian Integration, Central Asia and the New Geopolitics of Energy; Roger E. Kanet and Matthew Sussex
PART I: THE GEOPOLITICS OF EURASIA: GROWING EAST-WEST CONFRONTATION
1. From Retrenchment to Revanchism… and Back Again? Russian Grand Strategy in the Eurasian 'heartland'; Matthew Sussex
2. Is Russia's Foreign Policy 'Schizophrenic'?; Dina Moulioukova
3. 'Quo Vadis, Armenia? The South Caucasus and Great Power Politics; Lilia Arakelyan
PART II: RESOURCE DIPLOMACY AND ENERGY SECURITY IN EURASIA
4. Sovereignty, Security, and Intervention in Central Asia; Charles E. Ziegler
5. Great Power Foreign Relations in Central Asia: Competition, Cooperation and Congruence; Ellen B. Pirro
6. Foreign Policy Preferences of Russia's Energy Sector: A Shift to Asia?; Nikita Lomagin
7. Authoritarianism, Energy and Ideas in Central Asia: From Politics and Pipelines to Foreign Policy; Wayne McLean
8. Balance of Power Shifts and Energy Interests in Central Asia; Rémi Piet
9. 'Living the 'Chinese Dream' in the 'Russkiy Mir': Central Asia between Sino-Russian Strategic Trilemmas?; Graeme P. Herd
Conclusion; Matthew Sussex and Roger E. Kanet

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

''A lively collection that focuses on Russia's 'pivot to the East' and places it within a wider geopolitical context. It reads like a new 'Great Game' but this time the competing powers are Russia and China, and the prize is the mineral wealth on which we all depend. I can think of no better way of trying to understand it than to read this book.'' Professor Stephen White, University of Glasgow, UK

''A must-read! This is a thrilling and long-overdue analysis of the emerging new Great Game over Central Asia and its energy and other resources between a receding Russian empire and a rising Chinese empire, and with a firm foundation in current neorealist and neoinstitutional theories.'' Professor Bertil Nygren, Skholm University, Sweden

Editorial Reviews

Russia, Eurasia and the new Geopolitics of Energy moves eastwards, aiming to provide an understanding of the patterns of confrontation and cooperation in Eurasia … . the chapters have been organized well, providing new experiences and ideas. The editors should be congratulated. … chapters will certainly challenge every scholar’s thoughts about Eurasia by providing contrasting views and theories, whilst examining the challenges to all of the countries themselves.” (Carol Weaver, Slavic Review, 2017)

“This volume expands the analysis to assess how Russia’s conflictual relations with the West have affected the broader Eurasian region … this is an enlightening and instructive volume which sheds much light on contemporary developments in Central Asia and in Sino- Russian relations.” (R. Dannreuther, East European Review, Vol. 94 (4), October, 2016)

“This edited volume joins the debates about changing power dynamics in Central Asia and its implications for regional security and cooperation. … the book provides quite a good geopolitically-realist lensed overview of politics in Eurasia.” (Irina Kustova, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 68 (6), 2016)

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