Perspectives on EU-Russia Relations

Book Summary

This book explains how the internal dynamics of transition have influenced the relationship between Russia and the EU. Taking an holistic approach, the authors present a balanced analysis exploring EU, Russian and US perspectives on the Russian-EU relationship and examine a range of political, economic, business and security issues including the Northern dimension of Russian-EU relations, the Chechen situation, Russian domestic economic policy, trade, the business environment, energy and EU technical assistance. They also address such questions as:

• Will bilateral relations be achieved with a Western or Russian model?
• Who is the main driver of Russian-EU relations?
• Is Russia converging with the EU in terms of business, culture, legal environment and systems?
• Does the Russian-EU link provide a new model for EU external relations?