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Research paper thumbnail of Russia’s Foreign Policy—Current Trajectory and Future Prospects

A central theme in debates about Russia’s foreign and security policy in 2017 has been the role i... more A central theme in debates about Russia’s foreign and security policy in 2017 has been the role it has played within ongoing international crises, with analysts seeking to discern whether Russia’s foreign policy is predominantly a product of ad hoc pragmatism and opportunism or a more systematic and long-term anti-Western perspective. As argued in the article the answer is that it is a mixture of both. The Putin regime is
on the one hand seeking to continue playing a pivotal role in individual security crises whilst on the other hand endeavoring to sustain its international position and further broader global alliances, often from a
position of weakness.

Research paper thumbnail of Introduction: ‘Inside-out/outside-in’: constructions and practices of security in regional organizations

Cambridge Review of International Affairs, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of The Response of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to the Crisis in Kyrgyzstan

Research paper thumbnail of A new model of Asian regionalism: does the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation have more potential than ASEAN

Cambridge Review of International Affairs, 2009

... Beeson, Mark. 2005. Rethinking regionalism: Europe and East Asia in comparative historicalper... more ... Beeson, Mark. 2005. Rethinking regionalism: Europe and East Asia in comparative historicalperspective. Journal of European Public Policy , 12(6): 969–985. [Taylor & Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] View all references; Fort and Webber 200624. ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: ‘Tackling the Three Evils’. A Regional Response to Nontraditional Security Challenges or an Anti-Western Bloc

Europe-asia Studies, 2009

Abstract This article examines how, despite the initial scepticism about its viability, the Shang... more Abstract This article examines how, despite the initial scepticism about its viability, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has become the primary security organisation in Central Asia. Two major factors are identified. Firstly, the focus of the SCO on tackling the ...

Research paper thumbnail of Russia’s Foreign Policy—Current Trajectory and Future Prospects

A central theme in debates about Russia’s foreign and security policy in 2017 has been the role i... more A central theme in debates about Russia’s foreign and security policy in 2017 has been the role it has played within ongoing international crises, with analysts seeking to discern whether Russia’s foreign policy is predominantly a product of ad hoc pragmatism and opportunism or a more systematic and long-term anti-Western perspective. As argued in the article the answer is that it is a mixture of both. The Putin regime is
on the one hand seeking to continue playing a pivotal role in individual security crises whilst on the other hand endeavoring to sustain its international position and further broader global alliances, often from a
position of weakness.

Research paper thumbnail of Introduction: ‘Inside-out/outside-in’: constructions and practices of security in regional organizations

Cambridge Review of International Affairs, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of The Response of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to the Crisis in Kyrgyzstan

Research paper thumbnail of A new model of Asian regionalism: does the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation have more potential than ASEAN

Cambridge Review of International Affairs, 2009

... Beeson, Mark. 2005. Rethinking regionalism: Europe and East Asia in comparative historicalper... more ... Beeson, Mark. 2005. Rethinking regionalism: Europe and East Asia in comparative historicalperspective. Journal of European Public Policy , 12(6): 969–985. [Taylor & Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] View all references; Fort and Webber 200624. ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: ‘Tackling the Three Evils’. A Regional Response to Nontraditional Security Challenges or an Anti-Western Bloc

Europe-asia Studies, 2009

Abstract This article examines how, despite the initial scepticism about its viability, the Shang... more Abstract This article examines how, despite the initial scepticism about its viability, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has become the primary security organisation in Central Asia. Two major factors are identified. Firstly, the focus of the SCO on tackling the ...

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