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Article: "Sovereign Democracy" and Russia's relations with the European Union.
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- Demokratizatsiya
- Article date:
- March 22, 2007
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Abstract: This article examines European Union-Russia relations against broader trends in Russian foreign and security policy. It assesses the prospects for a new agreement to replace the EU-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, analyzes the recently appeared Russian concept of "sovereign democracy," and considers the challenges Moscow's more assertive foreign policy presents to Europe.
Keywords: democracy, European Union, foreign policy, Russia, security, sovereignty
Introduction
How are relations between the European Union and Russia, two entities whose interaction--especially in term of trade, energy markets, and security--is ...