EU and Russian Hegemonic Power Over Time: From a Common Neighbourhood Policy Towards Differentiation
Journal: The European Union in international affairs
Year: 2024

Abstract This chapter synthesises the diachronic comparison of the EU and Russia’s use of hegemonic power mechanisms (coercion, prescription, and co-optation) over time in Moldova and Armenia. It highlights how these mechanisms evolved and became more interlinked for the EU, while Russia developed them separately. The EU increasingly utilised conditionality and sanctions, linking these to the promotion of “European values” and food safety rules. As EU-Russia relations grew more contentious, Russ