Dealing with the Russians

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-5095-2761-8
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 272 g

How to handle Russia? This question has become ever more prominent as the Euro-Atlantic community’s relations with Russia languish in systemic crisis, with dialogue suspended, reciprocal sanctions in place and proxy wars raging. The wars in Ukraine and Syria, accusations of Russian interference in domestic politics and the attempted murder of the Skripals on UK soil have all contributed to soaring tension in the relationship.

Yet faced with this array of serious challenges, Euro-Atlantic thinking about Russia remains stuck in twentieth-century rhetoric, trapped by misleading abstract labels and unsure whether to engage Moscow in dialogue or enhance deterrence and collective defence. Instead of thinking in these terms, leading Russia expert Andrew Monaghan argues that we must devise a new grand strategy for dealing with the Russians. Examining the ongoing Euro-Atlantic debate over Russia and framing Moscow’s own position towards the West, he sets out the foundations of a forward-looking strategy; one that can accommodate the many complex challenges presented by this new era of competition between Russia, Europe and the United States.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Monaghan, Andrew

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Diplomatie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Geopolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Ost-West Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Außenpolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and Acknowledgements

The ‘Decline of the West’ – and the Emergence of a Russian Challenge

Acknowledgements

Notes

1: The Predicament

Russia's Emergence as a Peer Challenger

The Dual Dilemma

The Book's Argument

Notes

2: (Mis)interpreting the Russian Threat

Returning to Cold War Relations?

The Abstraction of the Russian Threat

Recalibrating the Russian Threat and the Need to Refresh Thinking

Notes

3: From Dialogue to Deterrence

‘Not Back to Business as Usual’

The Shift to Deterrence

Deterrence or Reassurance?

What is Deterrence?

The Challenges of Dialogue and Deterrence

Notes

4: Dealing with the Russians: Pillars of a Twenty-First-Century Strategy

From the ‘New Cold War’ Trap to Strategy-Making in a Post-Iraq War World

The Need for Grand Strategy for the New Era

Towards a Strategy?

The Fifth Pillar: Challenging Groupthink

The Sixth Pillar: Russia in the Wider and Longer-Term Context

Notes

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Andrew Monaghan is Director of Research on Russia and Northern European Defence and Security, The Changing Character of War Centre, Pembroke College, University of Oxford.