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Russian Foreign Policy towards the Post-soviet space
The document discusses Russian foreign policy in the post-Soviet space, highlighting key initiatives such as the Eurasian Union and military doctrines aimed at reasserting influence in the region. It outlines multilateral organizations like the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as tools for regional integration and counterbalancing NATO. Additionally, it emphasizes the role of energy politics in maintaining Russia's political leverage among neighboring states.
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Russian Foreign Policy towards the Post-soviet space
- 1. Russian Foreign Policytowards the Post-soviet space Elmir Badalov TSPMI
- 2. Content The post-sovietmap Objectives Multilateralism The Collective Security Organization The Shangai Cooperation Organization EurAsEc(Eurasina Economic Commucity) and Customs Union Energy politics Eurasian Union Russian Foreign Policy towards Azerbaijan
- 3. Anyone whodoesn’t regret the passing of the Soviet Union has no heart.Anyone who wants it restored has no brains.(Putin)
- 5. The post-Soviet map Putin’s Eurasian Union idea Medvedev’s ‘’zone of privileged influence’’ expression
- 6. Objectives Russia’s newmilitary doctrine : Nato the foremost threat to the Russia Federation Program for the Effective Use of Foreign Policy in the Long-Term Development of Russia : To expand the base of the economy beyond oil and gas Medvedev:relations with the CIS overriding priority Reassert of Russian influence across the ‘’near abroad’’ Secure its status as a ‘’regional great power Modern Russia should be a hub of a major sphere of influence in the Post-Soviet Space
- 7. Multilateralism Commonwealth ofIndependent States (8 December1991) Collective Security Treaty Organization (15 May 1992) Shanghai Cooperation Organization (15 June 2001) Eurasian Economic Community (1 January 2010 )
- 8. Collective Security TreatyOrganization Designed to be a joint military force Intended to be both comperable to NATO and counterbalance it The Creation of Rapid Deployment Force Russia-Armenia agreement Osh conflict : between Uzbeks and Kyrgyz (2010) Spread of Islam,Drug traficking, ‘’unified preventive strategy in cyberspace (2011 August)
- 10. The Shanghai CooperationOrganization Was founded To deal border issues Strict regional focus on Central Asia Alliance against NATO troops in the region Failure of to create a SCO Investment Bank
- 12. EurAsEc and CustomsUnion To create a common market among the Post-Soviet states Is a political platform for economical integration Customs Union went into effect on January 1,2012 Disputes over oil and gas export taxes Russia-Ukrania conflict Putin:If Ukraine creates a free trade zone with EU…we will have to start building a border(Ukrayina Molina 2011) St. Petersburg treaty
- 14. Energy Politics Toblock demarcation of the Caspian Sea Opposed to Nabucco pipeline The case of Turkmen gas The case of Azeri gas Trans-Anatolia pipeline Nabucco 2009 gas war Belarusian case
- 16. Eurasian Union Freemovement of goods and people and access to the domestic markets of the other signatories Supranational association Organization will be analogues to the EU Medeved:Russian’s modernization will make Moscow a magnet for the other post-soviet states
- 17. Putin: Iam convinced that the establishment of the Eurasian Union and efficient integration are approaches that will enable members to take a prominent place in our complicated 21st century world (Putin 2011)
- 18. Azerbaijan-Russia (controversial issues) Chechnya war The status of the Gabala station Delimitation of the Caspian Sea Nagorny Karabakh conflict
- 20. Conclusions Russia usingenergy factor as a political tool Russia is trying to restore its influence among post- soviet space