This book explores Moscow’s use of ‘legal smokescreens’ to selectively exploit agreements and undermine neighbouring states’ sovereignty. By examining these tactics, the book provides a comprehensive analysis of Russia’s strategy to maintain dominance and its impact on international law and regional stability.
Table of Content
1. Introduction
2. Russia’s View on Power and Sovereignty: A Suzerainty Paradigm
3. Russia’s Legal Exceptionalism in the ‘near abroad’: International Law between Etiquette and Control
4. Departing the USSR: Legacies and Pathways
5. The Division of Strategic Assets: the Black Sea Fleet and its Base
6. Borders and Recognition
7. The Pursuit of Integration
8. Playing the Economic Card: Trade and Energy
9. The Role of the West
10. Conclusion
About the author
Rilka Dragneva-Lewers is Professor of International Legal Studies at the University of Birmingham.
Kataryna Wolczuk is Professor of East European Politics at the University of Birmingham and Associate Fellow in Russia and Eurasian Programme at Chatham House.
Roman Wolczuk is an independent analyst, commentator and author.
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