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'Complex but very well argued, this thought-provoking book discloses a path towards a deeper understanding of the different perspectives of these two crucial actors, making it possible to identify what is likely to be the basis of their future policies and interactions.' -The International Spectator, 2011 1:p. 159-160

Haukkala chronicles the history of the EU--Russia partnership taking into account the changes in 'commonality', that is those points where their different perspectives on institutionalised cooperation overlap. He focuses on the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Chechen wars, but also analyses the effects of the WTO accession process for Russia, pointing out how energy represents an exception to such a 'postsovereignty' approach. Indicating the many forms that power can take in EU--Russia relations, namely military, normative or commercial, he highlights a curious 'weakness power', represented by the threat of its potentially disastrous instability, which has systematically allowed Russia to extract concessions. Reading strategic documents and declarations in the light of this methodology, the author underlines the limits as well as the possibilities of such 'theoretical complementarity' and foresees future developments in his research to be based on more detailed empirical studies. Complex but very well argued, this thought-provoking book discloses a path towards a deeper understanding of the different perspectives of these two crucial actors, making it possible to identify what is likely to be the basis of their future policies and interactions. The International Spectator, 2011 1:p. 159-160

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Hiski Haukkala is Senior Lecturer at the School of Management at the University of Tampere, Finland.

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