Research On Russia-Europe Relations In Putin Presidency

After the Cold War, Europe's geopolitical undergone major changes, the European redefined the political map.After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the Yalta system which was establish after World War II has completely collapsed. So the two major military-political bloc's long-term confrontation is over and the European outbreak of a large-scale war and the danger of nuclear war is eliminated. Faced with the new changes, the Russian established European policy:the establishment of the new unified, the indivisible Greater Europe, the active promotion on the development of Russia and Europe economic, political and security integration process, and avoiding being pushed out of Europe or being isolated, thus it effectively safeguard and realize Russia in Europe's geo-strategic interests.Russian-Europe relations is the most important contemporary international relations.It will determine the future of Europe's stability in the pattern and it will have the major impact on the world powers and greater national relations.Based on the research of the period of Russia's Putin European policy, I analysis of Russia's relations with the European situation and development trends in the paper. The full text is divided into five chapters :Chapter 1: The international environment of the post-Cold War which Russia facesWe should analyze the international environment, which is Russia will formulate its foreign policy based on the important.After the Cold War ended, international relations have undergone major changes. Disintegration of the Soviet Union and the end of the two ideologies and social systems of the state of confrontation, Elimination of two major military-political bloc confrontation and the danger of the outbreak of World War II. Russia's total abandonment of the Soviet era, with the United States and Western confrontational policy, seeking in the Western values of democracy and market economy based on state-to-state relations. The entire international relations, especially relations among the world tends to relax, so that the world will see a period of relative peace. However, the overall peace in the world situation, regional wars and conflicts have continued. Replace the Cold War era of ideological confrontation, ethnic separatism, religious extremism, International terrorism has become the new security threats, showing the diversity of threats to security features.After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, breaking the two social systems estrangement and antagonism of the state, strengthened among countries of interdependence. Between countries in the common interests increased, the basis for cooperation in expanding. However, in relation to ethnic, religious, cultural, territorial, resources, economy, security and other aspects, the national interests of the contradictions and conflicts as an international phenomenon will inevitably exist. To chase and the realization of national interests between cooperation and competition, coexistence and conflict in international relations has become an important feature.After the Cold War, the nature of international relations and major characteristics have not changed. Nation-state of international relations is the main actors, the principle of sovereignty is the basis of international relations. Contemporary world performance of a super strong the structure of the state. The United States is the world's only economic, technological, military and political superpower comprehensive advantages. Currently all the major international power structure of the relationship between the distance was from the state, has not yet formed a multi-polar situation and check the competition. Is the disintegration of the Soviet Union after the Cold War changes in international relations decisive factor. After the Cold War the changes in international relations and features of the Russian foreign policy have a significant impact, it is our European policy on Russian international background.Chapter 2: The development changes of Russia's European policy Russia's European policy in the post-Cold War has experienced on 2 stages of the Yeltsin and Putin period. In the early days of Russia's independence, Russia has obvious diplomatic overtones Atlantic. Yeltsin actively developped the relations with Europe in the hope that Russia will establish a new type of state-to-state relations with Europe on the basis of the principles of the values of democracy and free market economy. However, from 1993 Yeltsin began to adjust its foreign policy, adhere to defend Russia's status of a world power, from the initial pro-Western foreign diplomatic balance to Europe and Asia.In 2000, after President Putin's successor,he was faced on an extremely complicated geo-political situation in Europe. Kosovo war made Russia and NATO and the European countries relations hit rock bottom. Putin adopted a more flexible and pragmatic foreign policy, avoided Russia and the European relations toward confrontation on the basis of defending Russia's national interests firmly. Putin positively developped the relations with the EU, decided to build a common economic, security, political and cultural space goals. Putin made the dialogue and cooperation on Russia and NATO within the framework of the Council of the field of security on the basis of principle opposing NATO's eastward expansion. Russia try to establish a multi-regional organizations based on the indivisible unity of Europe under the European Security and Cooperation organization framework.Chapter 3: Russia and the European economic relationsEU is the most important European economic entity, Russia's biggest trading partner. Russia and Europe economic development mainly depend on the situation of the Russian-EU economic development level. Economic and trade cooperation between Russia and Europe in the areas most fruitful, after years of efforts, Russian-European economic cooperation framework for the system has been basically formed, the Russian trade with the European Union has maintained a good development momentum, Russia and Europe in particular, is the energy cooperation as development of economic and trade relations between the two sides of a bright spot. But on Russia and the European economic cooperation, there were still many problems. By properly solving the problem, Russia can be integrated into the world economic system, Russia to strengthen the European position as a big country and the further development of relations between Russia and Europe premise. At present, Russia and Europe there is a big economic potential and promote the upgrading of the space, Russia's own economy will only make limited participation in the European economic cooperation in this region, EU to pay more attention to the process of integration. Therefore, economic and trade cooperation between Russia and Europe the pace may not be too fast, but between the two sides mutual needs and the existence of the development of economic and trade cooperation between Russia and Europe will steadily. EU Enlargement of the European continent's largest geo-economic changes Russia's economic cooperation with the EU the most important one of the variables. The EU's eastward expansion is to bring about the reunification of Europe the Russian economic zone of historic opportunity, but also to Russia and Europe economic cooperation brought new problems. Despite the many problems, but they can not change the overall economic cooperation between Russia and Europe for the future development trend cooperation is the development of economic ties between Russia and Europe the main line.Chapter 4: Russia and Europe security relationshipsRussian participation in building the new European security architecture process will encounter many obstacles. Russia advocates the establishment of the European Organization for Security and Cooperation in the framework of the center of the new European security architecture. However, due to Russia's own strengths and shortcomings of the OSCE itself. Favor of the Russian security structures should not be doomed to European security architecture at the core framework. Judging from the current European security architecture of the building process and the future development trend of speaking to NATO EU-center security architecture model will become Europe's core security architecture framework. Russia affect European security structure-building process means and resources yet. The national territory of the narrow allies and the departure of the national strength of the sharp decline Russia in the European security structure at the very disadvantaged position, Western countries to Russia and the psychological preparedness of no confidence in the attitude of Russia's participation in the building of the security structure set up hurdles, Russia faces being excluded from the development of European political process danger. For Russia, the biggest external security threat from NATO's eastward expansion. NATO's eastward expansion to Russia's geopolitical environment, CIS integration process and the domestic political process of development impact is negative. In the treatment of NATO's eastward expansion, and President Putin's attitude and the means to deal with than Yeltsin is much more flexible and pragmatic. NATO's policy on the negative characteristics from confrontation to active cooperation; From resolutely opposed in principle opposed to the eastward expansion; opponents to prospective partnership. At present, Russia is NATO's strategy is to fully participate in a selective counterattack. However, the choice of this strategy lies in the difficulty of what, what, what kind of intensity counterattack. Yeltsin took the form of NATO in the event of damage to Russian interests is inclined when it "hard" means to rebuff Putin and the approach taken when NATO would not harm Russia's fundamental interests, can be taken concession and compromise solutions for a balance of interests When damage to the fundamental interests of Russia "soft" means to fight backChapter 5 : the trend of relations between Russia and the European and international impactThere is a certain uncertainty in the relations between Russia and Europe. Whether Russia can "return to Europe" depends on developments inside Russia and the European acceptability. Russia's European policy goal is to establish the indivisible unity of Europe and the establishment of a unified European economy, freedom, security and cultural space in Russia. However, Russia and Europe in the areas of democracy, security, a market economy, there are cultural differences this strategic decision to achieve the goal of also going through a longer process of development.The development of relations between Russia and Europe will have a major impact on Russia's Asian policy and the Sino-Russian relations. Russia is essentially a European country, so the European diplomacy in Russia have priority status. Russian President Putin from across the Eurasian continent's geopolitical realities, will take a positive development that the Russian and European relations, Russia also attaches importance to developing relations with the Asian countries of Europe and Asia to balance diplomatic strategy. In particular, needs to be pointed out is : Russia's European policy is also fraught with results unknown. can it return to Europe is not entirely dependent on Russia, the European Union whether or not to accept it takes time to verify. Therefore, the Chinese in Russia's geo-strategic position will play an important role, development of the Sino-Russian strategic partnership of cooperation is Russia's strategic choice.