D. Lynch

Russian Peacekeeping Strategies in the Cis

The Case of Moldova, Georgia and Tajikistan

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Peacekeeping operations have become a central issue in international relations since the end of the Cold War. This work underlines the mixture of defensive and offensive stimuli driving Russian 'peacekeeping' strategies, and highlights the dangers that the new Russian Federation faces in undertaking these operations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-333-74475-8
• 2000
• Seitenzahl: 265
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 434g
• ISBN-13: 9780333744758
• ISBN-10: 0333744756
• Artikelnr.: 44372478

Autorenporträt

DOV LYNCH is Lecturer at the Department of War Studies, King's College, London. Dr Lynch was a Research Fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, where he worked on a Ford Foundation project, 'Keeping the Peace in the CIS', in the Russia and Eurasia Programme. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University in 1992, and his DPhil in international relations from St Antonys College, Oxford, in 1997. The author has written on post-Soviet conflict and Russian policy towards European Security. He is currently working on Russian civil-military relations.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction PART I: 'PEACEKEEPING' IN RUSSIAN FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY Peacekeeping and Coercive Diplomacy: Russian Suasion The Evolution of Foreign Policy Towards the 'Near Abroad' Russian Military Approaches to the 'Near Abroad' Consensus and Differences on 'Peacekeeping' PART II: THE CASE OF MOLDOVA, GEORGIA AND TAJIKISTAN Russian Strategy Towards Moldova Russian Strategy Towards to Abkhaz Conflict Russian Strategy Towards Tajikistan Conclusions Notes and References Select Bibliography Index