Russian Foreign Policy in Eurasia

Lilia A. Arakelyan holds a PhD in International Studies from the University of Miami. She has worked on numerous academic and policy-oriented projects, and taught International Studies courses at the University of Miami. Her articles and books chapters focus on Russian foreign policy in the post-Soviet space, different aspects of nationalism, ethno-national conflicts in the South Caucasus, and on international security more broadly.

"President Putin and the Russian leadership are engaged in a massive building project of reassembling ‘Greater Russia’. Drawing mainly on the examples of the Caucasian states, Russian Foreign Policy in Eurasia relates Russia’s current efforts to establish a Moscow-centered Eurasian Union to the long history of Russian imperial domination under both the tsars and the communists. Arakelyan demonstrates most clearly how Moscow draws upon those historical linkages, in combination with current economic and security dependencies, to tie some neighboring states to a new Moscow-centered regional economic and political order, but also the factors that have enabled some states to resist Russian entreaties." - Roger E. Kanet, University of Miami"Lilia Arakelyan’s book is one of few theoretically-informed studies of Russian foreign policy in the Southern Caucasus. Following a neoclassical realist approach, she argues that Russia is motivated by considerations of regional hegemony and global status. Liberals and constructivists may disagree, but should read the book and seriously consider its arguments." - Andrei P. Tsygankov, International Relations & Political Science, San Francisco State University

• IntroductionChapter 1. After the Collapse Chapter 2. How Do the South Caucasian Cases Affect the Analysis of Russia’s Foreign Policy? Chapter 3. The Perplexing Power of Russia’s Relations with Its Neighbors Chapter 4. Russia's Foreign Policy in The South Caucasus: The Logic of Historical ExplanationChapter 5. Testing Regime Theories in The Post-Soviet SpaceChapter 6. Conclusion: Did Russia Restore Its Hegemony in Eurasia?