The NATO-Russia Council and changes in Russia’s policy towards NATO

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Toktogulov, Beishenbek

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The objective of this thesis is to explain the changes in Russia’s policy towards NATO after the creation of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) in 2002. It argues that contrary to the liberal view which assumes that the NRC presents an example of international cooperation through institutions, the NRC has been functioning in accordance with power politics or concerns of Russia and the security priorities of NATO. Russian military action in Georgia and its military intervention in Ukraine followed by its annexation of Crimea resulted in the suspension of the NRC. Although the NRC had been a forum where a lot of practical activities initiated and developed, this did not lead to a broader strategic or political rapprochement between Russia and NATO. Therefore, both the NRC and Russia’s relations with NATO could be explained by political realist approach to international relations. This thesis is composed of seven main chapters, introduction and conclusion. Chapter 2 develops the theoretical framework of the study. Chapter 3 examines Russia-NATO relations between 1991 and 2002. Chapter 4 and 5 discuss the creation of the NRC and the role of NRC cooperation in Russia-NATO relations respectively. Chapter 6 and 7 examine the changes in Russia’s policy towards NATO between 2002 and 2014. Before the concluding chapter, chapter 8 discusses the most recent Ukraine crisis and its impact on Russia-NATO relations.

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United States, Russia, Europe, Security, International.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/25270

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B. Toktogulov, “The NATO-Russia Council and changes in Russia’s policy towards NATO,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2015.