The CIS, the EU and Russia: Challenges of Integration (Studies in Central and Eastern Europe)

The CIS, the EU, and Russia focuses on the difficulties facing Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus with regard to their integration into both the CIS and the encroaching EU. It analyzes the links between the integration mechanisms of the CIS and EU and the various state policies towards, and the elite interests in, the territory of the former Soviet Union. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 List of Figures, Tables and Annex......Page 10 Notes on the Contributors......Page 12 List of Abbreviations......Page 15 Preface by the General Editor......Page 17 The concept......Page 20 The structure......Page 24 Part I: In Pursuit of Integration in the Post-Soviet Area......Page 30 Introduction......Page 32 Expectations for the CIS......Page 33 Pragmatism in Russia’s CIS policy......Page 36 Causes of the current crisis......Page 37 Conclusion......Page 39 Introduction......Page 41 Integration in the post-Soviet space: other vectors of integration in Russian foreign policy......Page 42 Russia’s integration in the post-Soviet space in the 1990s......Page 45 Economic considerations during the first Putin presidency......Page 48 Old paradigms in the beginning of the second Putin presidency......Page 53 Pushing CIS states towards integration......Page 56 The concept of multi-level and multi-speed integration and the impact of the EU experience......Page 59 Official policy on the problem of compatibility of integration processes within the CIS and with the EU......Page 61 Conclusion......Page 62 3 Russia’s Pursuit of its Eurasian Security Interests: Weighing the CIS and Alternative Bilateral–Multilateral Arrangements......Page 66 The universe of CIS security treaties: a glass half-full or half-empty?......Page 69 Bilateralism thrives......Page 79 Putin, the CIS and expansive bilateralism......Page 84 Part II: The EU and the Post-Soviet Space......Page 90 Introduction......Page 92 The impact of enlargement on the new neighbours......Page 93 Mitigating the effects of enlargement: the European Neighbourhood Policy......Page 96 Russia–EU relations......Page 100 Analyzing the wider Europe after enlargement......Page 105 Conclusion......Page 109 Different species of regional associations......Page 114 The EU’s Ostpolitik: a research agenda......Page 119 Empirical analysis and first findings......Page 122 Associating with Russia: policies in comparison......Page 132 Conclusion......Page 135 Introduction: patterns in the development of EU–Russia relations......Page 140 The EU and its neighbours: the priority of the CFSP......Page 142 The EU and the CIS: the ‘Russia first’ strategy......Page 145 The decoupling of Russia: the ENP and the four ‘common spaces’......Page 146 The end of the ‘Russia first’ strategy?: action plans and road maps......Page 147 Beyond the European Neighbourhood Policy?......Page 151 Conclusion: two strategies, one partnership......Page 155 Part III: Patterns of Integration......Page 162 7 Parallels and Divergences of Integration in Ukraine and Belarus......Page 164 Ukraine and Belarus between the EU and CIS: divergent integration objectives......Page 165 The state of the Russia–Belarus Union: parallels of integration?......Page 174 Conclusion: parallels and divergences of integration......Page 184 Introduction......Page 190 Ukraine in the context of several international regimes......Page 191 Comparing general regime institutions......Page 193 Trade regimes......Page 202 Legal harmonization......Page 207 From ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ rules toward perceptions of incompatibility......Page 208 From current compatibility to future incompatibility?......Page 209 Conclusion......Page 214 Multi-tier governance structures on the territory of the former Soviet Union......Page 221 The Law of 17 December 2001......Page 226 The situation on the territory of the former Soviet Union......Page 231 Integration within a CIS-framework?......Page 233 Conclusion......Page 236 Introduction......Page 240 Phases of the development of the CES......Page 242 Top-down approach, the role of bureaucracies and the Russian business community......Page 245 A model for the CES and the policy-taker problem......Page 247 Conclusion......Page 252 Conclusion: Challenges of Integration–the EU, the CIS and Russia......Page 254 C......Page 264 E......Page 265 I......Page 266 N......Page 267 S......Page 268 Y......Page 269 This book focuses on the difficulties facing Russia, Ukraine and Belarus with regard to their integration into both the CIS and the encroaching EU. It analyzes the links between the integration mechanisms of the CIS and EU and the various state policies towards, and the elite interests in, the territory of the former Soviet Union. The CIS, the EU and Russia focuses on the challenges of integration that face countries in the post-Soviet space, in particular Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. The book explores these challenges and analyses the links between various integration mechanisms (including the EU), state policies and elite interests on the territory of the former Soviet Union. While research on the EU policy of the post-Soviet states has been intensified in recent years, the CIS dimension has remained relatively under-researched. Furthermore, the EU and the CIS dimensions are normally treated separately. The aim of this project is to combine both dimensions under the angle of the integration processes and to analyse them as mutually dependent processes. The book consists of three parts. The first, introductory part gives an overview of CIS integration since 1991 and the substantial role that Russia plays in this process up until the present day. The second part focuses on the post-Soviet states' relations with the European Union and 'soft' cooperational structures like the New Neighbourhood Policy. The third part combines the two vectors and sets out to detect patterns of integration that include both CIS and EU vectors. The main question that arises focuses on the compatibility of these integration patterns Focusing On The Difficulties Facing Russia, Ukraine And Belarus With Regard To Their Integration Into The Cis And The Encroaching Eu, This Book Analyses Links Between The Integration Mechanisms Of The Cis And Eu And State Policies Towards, And Elite Interests In, The Territory Of The Former Soviet Union. The Post-soviet Space : From The Ussr To The Commonwealth Of Independent States And Beyond / Irina Kobrinskaya -- Russian Approaches To Integration In The Post-soviet Space In The 2000s / Evgeny Vinokurov -- Russia's Pursuit Of Its Eurasian Security Interests : Weighing The Cis And Alternative Bilateral-multilateral Arrangements / John P. Willerton And Mikhail A. Beznosov -- The Clash Of Integration Processes? The Shadow Effect Of The Enlarged Eu On Its Eastern Neighbours / Tom Casier -- Russia, The Cis And The Eu : Secondary Integration By Association? / Holger Moroff -- Eu-russia Relations In Eu Neighbourhood Policies / Marius Vahl -- Parallels And Divergences Of Integration In Ukraine And Belarus / Lien Verpoest -- Patterns Of Integration And Regime Compatibility : Ukraine Between The Cis And The Eu / Rilka Dragneva And Antoaneta Dimitrova -- Integration By Absorption : New Subjects For The Russian Federation / Gennadi Kurdiukov And Katlijn Malfliet -- The Eu-russia Common Economic Space And The Policy-taker Problem / Evgeny Vinokurov. Edited By Katlijn Malfliet, Lien Verpoest And Evgeny Vinokurov. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. and an affiliate of Kharkov State University (where he earned a PhD in sociology). He is the author of articles and chapters that have appeared in a number of Ukrainian journals and books. His current research focuses on relations among FSU (former Soviet Union) states, Russian and Ukrainian domestic politics, and postcommunist political markets. Focuses on the difficulties facing Russia, Ukraine and Belarus with regard to their integration into both the CIS and EU. This book analyzes the links between the integration mechanisms of the CIS and EU and the various state policies towards, and the elite interests in, the territory of the former Soviet Union