Russia, Eurasia and the New Geopolitics of Energy: Confrontation and Consolidation

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction: Russia, Eurasia and the New Geopolitics of Energy....Pages 1-15
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
From Retrenchment to Revanchism … and Back Again? Russian Grand Strategy in the Eurasian ‘Heartland’....Pages 19-41
Is Russia’s Foreign Policy ‘Schizophrenic’....Pages 42-63
Quo Vadis, Armenia? The South Caucasus and Great Power Politics....Pages 64-87
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Sovereignty, Security and Intervention in Central Asia....Pages 91-111
Great Power Foreign Relations in Central Asia: Competition, Cooperation and Congruence....Pages 112-136
Foreign Policy Preferences of Russia’s Energy Sector: A Shift to Asia?....Pages 137-165
Authoritarianism, Energy and Ideas in Central Asia: From Politics and Pipelines to Foreign Policy....Pages 166-188
Balance of Power Shifts and Energy Interests in Central Asia?....Pages 189-207
Living the ‘Chinese Dream’ in the ‘Russkiy Mir’: Central Asia between Sino-Russian Strategic Trilemmas?....Pages 208-233
Conclusion....Pages 234-242
Back Matter....Pages 243-252