Setting the stage : post-Soviet Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine -- Studying the influence of external actors -- A theory of external influence -- The period of uncertainty, 1991-1994 -- Ruling elites regain control, 1995-1999 -- Competition for domestic power and external influence intensifies, 2000-2004 -- The return of geopolitics, 2005-2010 -- Overall trends in Russian and EU influence
Summary
Do Russia and the European Union have any substantial influence over the political trajectories of post-Soviet states? Shedding new light on the interplay between domestic and external drivers of regime change, Jakob Tolstrup analyzes the impact of Russia and the EU on the democratization and autocratization processes in Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-287) and index
