Svarin, David
the following facts: the inability of the pre-war peacekeepers to protect the lives and property of those in the conflict zones; the occupation by the Russian Federation of a significant part of Georgia's territory; and Russia's attempt to spread its influence throughout “the near abroad.”...
Russia - Ethnic Diversity, Near Abroad, Post-Soviet States: Post-Soviet Russia emerged with formidable ethnic problems. Many of the autonomous ethnic regions that were part of the empire—formed before 1917—no longer wished to be under Russian hegemony,
( 2012 ) Russia, the Near Abroad, and the West: Lessons from the Moldova-Transdniestria Conflict (Washington, DC, Wilson Centre).Hill, William. Russia, the Near Abroad, and the West: Lessons from the Moldova- ... WAS Nieto - 《Journal of Slavic Military Studies》 被引量: 11发表: ...
摘要: If the Russian authorities do not amend their policies, Moscow's efforts to keep the former 'sister republics' under its influence may force those countries to turn to those who will offer them a more intelligible scenario for future development....
(2009) Policing the near abroad: Russian foreign policy in the South Caucasus. Australian Journal of International Affairs. 63(2). pp. 187- 212.Abushov, Kavus, 2009. “Policing the Near Abroad: Russian Foreign Policy in the South Caucasus”. Australian Journal of International Affairs 63 (2...
Near Abroad Russian term for the 14 non-Russian successor states of the USSR, in which 25 million ethnic Russians live and in which Moscow has expressed a strong national security interest; the 14 countries are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithua...
RUSSIAN history, 1991-PUTIN, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-PERSONALITYGEOPOLITICSMoscow's annexation of Crimea and meddling in eastern Ukraine are the latest signs of Russia's increasingly assertive behavior in the post-Soviet space. Not surprisingly, Moscow's actions have become the...
It has moved from a pro‐Western approach emphasizing cooperation and integration with the West, to one that emphasizes the "near abroad" — especially the Trans‐Caucasus and Central Asia — as a national security zone and part of the Russian sphere of influence. The RF's policy of ...
Following Russian intervention and a referendum held on 16th March 2014, the Ukrainian republic of Crimea became incorporated within Russia. The Crimean ep