Inter-democratic Security Institutions and the Security Dilemma: EU and NATO relations with Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union
Publisher: VU research
Published: woensdag 3 september 2014 om 11.45 uur
Place of publication: Amsterdam NL
Language: eng
Format: Publisher's PDF (version of record)
Number of pages: 324
First sentence: This thesis explores a phenomenon evolving since the collapse of the Soviet Union. It is the rise of the EU and NATO as inter-democratic security institutions and resulting effects on the security dilemma with Russia as a non-member state.
Table of contents: title: .; title: Abstract ............................................................................................................................... vii; title: Acknowledgements .............................................................................................................. ix; title: Abbreviations ....................................................................................................................... xi; title: Preface ................................................................................................................................ xv; title: 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1; title: 2. Contribution to the literature ....................................................................................... 19; title: 3. Theoretical comparison ................................................................................................. 29; title: 3.1. Neoclassical realist theory ............................................................................. 30; title: 3.2. Liberal institutional theory ............................................................................ 43; title: 4. Research Design............................................................................................................. 47; title: 4.1. Method ......................................................................................................... 48; title: 4.2. Case selection and case portraits ................................................................... 51; title: 4.3. Conceptualising and operationalising variables affecting the security dilemma; title: ............................................................................................................................ 59; title: 4.3.1. Conceptualising and operationalising instruments of power .................... 60; title: 4.3.2. Conceptualising and operationalising security dilemma sensibility ......... 66; title: 4.3.3. Conceptualising and operationalising institutional inclusion ................... 68; title: 4.3.4. Conceptualising and operationalising threat perceptions ......................... 72; title: 4.4. Expected outcomes for competing theories.................................................... 73; title: 5. Case study I: CSDP and Russia .................................................................................... 79; title: 5.1. Instruments of power..................................................................................... 81; title: 5.1.1. Military capabilities: a disconnect between tasks and capacity ................ 82; title: 5.1.2. Strategy/policies ..................................................................................... 87; title: 5.1.3. Conclusion ............................................................................................106; title: 5.2. Security Dilemma Sensibility .......................................................................109; title: 5.2.1 Russian security concerns regarding the CSDP .......................................110; title: iv; title: 5.2.2. Russian policies responding to fears of the CSDP ..................................122; title: 5.2.3. EU recognition of Russian security concerns .........................................128; title: 5.2.4. EU recognition of Russian policy motivations .......................................137; title: 5.2.5. Conclusion ............................................................................................141; title: 5.3. Institutional inclusion ...................................................................................143; title: 5.3.1. Planning ................................................................................................144; title: 5.3.2. Decision-making....................................................................................158; title: 5.3.3. Implementation ......................................................................................168; title: 5.3.4. Conclusion ............................................................................................170; title: 5.4. Threat perceptions ........................................................................................172; title: 5.4.1. Conclusion ............................................................................................181; title: 5.5. Conclusion: Coercing ‘European integration’ ...............................................183; title: 6. Case Study II: Missile Defence and Russia................................................................. 185; title: 6.1. Instruments of Power ...................................................................................187; title: 6.1.1. Military Capabilities ..............................................................................188; title: 6.1.2. Strategies and policies ...........................................................................199; title: 6.1.3. Conclusion ............................................................................................201; title: 6.2. Security dilemma sensibility ........................................................................203; title: 6.2.1. Russian Security Concerns regarding Missile Defence ...........................204; title: 6.2.2. Russian policies responding to fears of missile defence..........................212; title: 6.2.3. NATO recognition of Russian security concerns ....................................218; title: 6.2.4. NATO recognition of Russian policy motivations ..................................226; title: 6.2.5. Conclusion ............................................................................................228; title: 6.3. Institutional Inclusion...................................................................................230; title: 6.3.1. Planning ................................................................................................231; title: 6.3.2. Decision-making....................................................................................242; title: 6.3.3. Implementation ......................................................................................252; title: v; title: 6.3.4. Conclusion ............................................................................................253; title: 6.4. Threat perceptions ........................................................................................255; title: 6.4.1. Conclusion ............................................................................................261; title: 6.5. Conclusion: Containing Russia by reducing nuclear parity ...........................263; title: 7. Conclusion: Ideology, institutions and hegemony ...................................................... 265; title: References......................................................................................................................... 275; title: Primary Sources ..............................................................................................275; title: Secondary sources: Journal articles and books .................................................288; title: Secondary sources: Media ...............................................................................313; title: Nederlandse samenvatting ................................................................................................. 319; title: .