Fabienne Bossuyt, Ph.D. (2010), Aston University and Ghent University, is Professor of EU External Policies at the Department of Political Science at Ghent University. She specialises in EU relations with the post-Soviet space, and has published widely on this topic.Peter Van Elsuwege, PhD. (2007), Ghent University, is Professor of EU law and Jean Monnet Chair at Ghent University. He is also Visiting Professor at the College of Europe (Natolin campus). His research focuses on the law of EU external relations.

• PrefaceList of AbbreviationsList of IllustrationsNotes on ContributorsGeneral Introduction From Strategic Partner to Strategic Challenge: In Search of an EU Policy towards RussiaPeter Van Elsuwege and Fabienne Bossuytpart 1The Minsk Agreements and the Sanctions Regime in EU-Russia Relations1 The Minsk Agreements Has the Glimmer of Hope Faded?Sebastiaan Van Severen2 The role of EU Member States and the Future of EU-Russia Relations Disentangling the role of Germany and the Netherlands in EU Decision-Making on Relations with Russia since the Ukraine CrisisTony van der Togt3 Two Monologues Don’t Make a Dialogue The EU’s and Russia’s Strategic Narratives about the Minsk Agreements and Sanctions RegimeIrina Petrova4 The Punitive Effect of the EU’s Restrictive Measures against Russia A Help or a Hindrance for Principled Pragmatism?Alexandra Hofer5 The EU-Russia Sanctions Regime before the Court of Justice of the EUKirill Entin6 The Impact of the Adjudication of Sanctions against Russia before the Court of Justice of the EUCelia Challetpart 2EU-Russia Relations and the Shared Neighbourhood7 Armenia A Precarious Navigation between Eurasian Integration and the European UnionLaure Delcour and Narine Ghazaryan8 The EU and the De Facto States of the East European Periphery Constraints in International and European LawBenedikt Harzl9 The EU’s and Russia’s Visa Diplomacy in a Contested NeighbourhoodIgor Merheim-Eyrepart 3EU Resilience to Russian Threats10 The EU’s Concept of Resilience in the Context of EU-Russia RelationsElena Pavlova and Tatiana Romanova11 The EU’s Energy Relationship with Russia Between Resilience and EngagementMarco Siddi12 Addressing Cyber Security Threats from Russia in the EUAndreas Marazispart 4Selective Engagement with Russia13 Countering Transnational Security Threats: Prospects for EU-Russia Cooperation in an Era of SanctionsOlga Potemkina14 Conditions for Effective Selective Engagement Greening Russia’s Energy SectorNiels Smeets15 The Arctic as a Micro-Cosmos for Selective Engagement between the EU and Russia?Thomas Kruessmannpart 5Supporting Russian Civil Society and People-to-People Contacts16 Principled Pragmatism and Civil Society in the EU Policies Towards RussiaElena Belokurova and Andrey Demidov17 A Crisis or a Turning Point? EU Cultural Relations with Russia after CrimeaDomenico Valenza18 The Integration of Russia in the European Higher Education Area Challenges and OpportunitiesNatalia LeskinaGeneral Conclusion The Five Guiding Principles for the EU’s Relations with Russia: In Need of Revision?Fabienne Bossuyt and Peter Van ElsuwegeIndex