Rival power : Russia's influence in Southeast Europe / Dimitar Bechev.
Material type: TextPublication details: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 2017.Description: xviii, 300 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmContent type:- 9780300219135
- 327.470496
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Book - 7-day loan | CYA Library Main Collection | 327.470496 BEC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 01/11/2019 | 00000010270 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-289) and index.
Introduction : an empire returns -- 1. The Balkans rediscovered : Russia and the breakup of Yugoslavia -- 2. Meddling in Europe's backyard: Russia in the western Balkans -- 3. Across the Black Sea : Bulgaria and Romania -- 4. Friends with benefits : Greece and Cyprus -- 5. The Russian-Turkish marriage of convenience -- 6. From a military standoff to hybrid warfare -- 7. Playing the energy card -- 8. The allure of Russia's might -- Epilogue: Russia's influence : what's it all about?
"Is Russia threatening to disrupt more than two decades of efforts by the EU and U.S. to promote stability in post-communist Southeast Europe? Does the tumultuous alliance between Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose a challenge to this stability? And do local governments see Russia as the most attractive partner to achieve economic success? To such questions, politicians and commentators in the West answer affirmative.
At a time of rising global anxiety over Russia's political policies and objectives, Dimitar Bechev provides an in-depth account of the interplay of power politics in this increasingly fought-over region. Rival Power explores Russia's policies in Southeast Europe in the turbulent years following the end of communism, the breakup of the Soviet Union, and the war in Yugoslavia. Bechev combines this with recent events, including the response of regional NATO members to the annexation of Crimea and to Putin-Erdogan rift over Syria, to explain why allegiances have shifted from the West to Russia.
Drawing on a range of examples, from European security architecture to the concessions extracted from the EU and the U.S., Bechev shows how pragmatic and opportunistic decisions made by elites across Russia and Southeast Europe have benefited both sides."--Publisher's description.