How Bilateral, Regional and International Regimes Shape the Extent, Significance and Nature of Interdependencies
Journal: Refubium (Universitätsbibliothek der Freien Universität Berlin)
Year: 2018

In discussing relations between post-Soviet countries, interdependence, and dependence on Russia in particular, is often portrayed as a natural inevitability. What this ignores, however, is that interdependence can be created and perpetuated by policy itself. It is the outcome of a political game where a range of interests is involved, resulting in a set of governance arrangements or regimes. Understanding this dynamic has important implications for the effectiveness of the European Union’s enga