Publication details
Between the Return to Europe and the Eastern Enticement: Czech Relations to Russia
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| Year of publication | 2009 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | EU-Russian Relations and the Eastern Partnership. Central-East European |
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| Web | http://www.fakprojekt.hu/docs/05-Kratochvil-Kuchynkova.pdf |
| Field | Political sciences |
| Keywords | The Czech Republic - Russian Federation - trade and investment relations - energy security - European Neighbourhood Policy - post-Soviet countries |
| Description | The study analyses recent Czech policies towards the countries of Eastern Europe, in particular towards Russia. It is divided into six sections. The first section briefly introduces the history of Czech Russian political relations, mainly after the end of the Cold War. The second section complements the analysis with an overview of the economic ties between the two countries. Third, due to the rising importance of energy security, a special section assesses Czech Russian relations in the field of energy. The fourth section explores Czech policies towards the other countries of the post Soviet space. Here, particular attention is dedicated to the links between the steps of Czech diplomacy and the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). The fifth section adds a brief evaluation of trade and investment ties. In the sixth and final part, the findings are summarized. |