Nr. 142: Russia and Regional Developments

Autor(en): Robert W. Orttung, Sergey Markedonov
Herausgeber: Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder, Aglaya Snetkov
Serie: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Ausgabe: 142
Verlag(e): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen; Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University
Publikationsjahr: 2014

This edition considers Russias role in, and response to, recent developments in the post-Soviet space. In the first article, Robert Orttung considers Moscows role in the decision by Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovych, not to sign an Association Agreement with the EU, seemingly taking a step towards greater integration with Russia. He notes that the widespread protests in Ukraine that have followed this decision represent both a significant threat to Yanukovychs Presidency, but also a strong challenge for Putins efforts to maintain stability in Russia. In the second article, Sergey Markedonov analyses how Russia was largely satisfied with the outcomes of the Presidential elections in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia held during 2013, as they retained the status quo that has emerged in the South Caucasus since August 2008. However, he suggests that due to its lack of an overall strategy towards the South Caucasus, and lack of engagement with the wider civil societies of the region, that Russia may be storing up problems for its relations with these states in the long-term.

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