International Security in Practice: The Politics of NATO-Russia Diplomacy (Cambridge Studies in International Relations, Series Number 113)

How Do Once Bitter Enemies Move Beyond Entrenched Rivalry At The Diplomatic Level? In One Of The First Attempts To Apply Practice Theory To The Study Of International Relations, Vincent Pouliot Builds On Pierre Bourdieu's Sociology To Devise A Theory Of Practice Of Security Communities And Applies It To Post-cold War Security Relations Between Nato And Russia. Based On Dozens Of Interviews And A Thorough Analysis Of Recent History, Pouliot Demonstrates That Diplomacy Has Become A Normal, Though Not A Self-evident, Practice Between The Two Former Enemies. He Argues That This Limited Pacification Is Due To The Intense Symbolic Power Struggles That Have Plagued The Relationship Ever Since Nato Began Its Process Of Enlargement At The Geographical And Functional Levels. So Long As Russia And Nato Do Not Cast Each Other In The Roles That They Actually Play Together, Security Community Development Is Bound To Remain Limited--provided By Publisher. Introduction -- The Logic Of Practicality : A Theory Of Practice Of Security Communities -- A Sobjective Methodology For The Study Of Practicality -- The Logic Of Practicality At The Nato-russia Council -- The Early Steps : Nato, Russia And The Double Enlargement, 1992-1997 -- The Fallout : Nato And Russia From Kosovo To Georgia, 1998-2008 -- Conclusion. Vincent Pouliot. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover......Page 1 Frontmatter......Page 2 Contents......Page 10 List of Figures and tables......Page 11 Preface......Page 12 Abbreviations......Page 15 1 - Introduction......Page 18 Part I - Restoring the practical logic of peace......Page 26 2 - The logic of practicality: a theory of practice of security communities......Page 28 3 - A "sobjective" methodology for the study of practicality......Page 69 Part II - The symbolic power politics of NATO--Russia diplomacy......Page 110 4 - The logic of practicality at the NATO--Russia Council......Page 112 5 - The early steps: NATO, Russia and the double enlargement, 1992--1997......Page 165 6 - The fallout: NATO and Russia from Kosovo to Georgia, 1998--2008......Page 211 7 - Conclusion......Page 248 Bibliography......Page 268 Index......Page 292 Cambridge Studies in International Relations......Page 300 Cover 1 Frontmatter 2 Contents 10 List of Figures and tables 11 Preface 12 Abbreviations 15 1 - Introduction 18 Part I - Restoring the practical logic of peace 26 2 - The logic of practicality: a theory of practice of security communities 28 3 - A "sobjective" methodology for the study of practicality 69 Part II - The symbolic power politics of NATO--Russia diplomacy 110 4 - The logic of practicality at the NATO--Russia Council 112 5 - The early steps: NATO, Russia and the double enlargement, 1992--1997 165 6 - The fallout: NATO and Russia from Kosovo to Georgia, 1998--2008 211 7 - Conclusion 248 Bibliography 268 Index 292 Cambridge Studies in International Relations 300 9780521122030 Cambridge Studies in International Relations (No. 113) Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; Part I. Restoring the Practical Logic of Peace: 2. The logic of practicality: a theory of practice of security communities; 3. A 'sobjective' methodology for the study of practicality; Part II. The Symbolic Power Politics of NATO-Russia Diplomacy: 4. The logic of practicality at the NATO-Russia council; 5. The early steps: NATO, Russia and the double enlargement, 1992-1997; 6. The fallout: NATO and Russia from Kosovo to Georgia, 1998-2008; 7. Conclusion. This book analyzes relations between NATO and Russia since the end of the Cold War to draw lessons about how former enemies can move beyond entrenched rivalry at the diplomatic level. Paying special attention to security practitioners' viewpoints, Pouliot shows how persisting power struggles have limited progress between the two former enemies.