A CRITIQUE OF EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY: THE CASE OF RUSSIAN INTERVENTION IN UKRAINE

Authors : Emirhan GÖRAL

Pages : 159-177

Doi:10.29228/mjes.411

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Publication Date : 2015-06-29

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study attempts to evaluate European Neighbourhood Policy by analysing the European Union’s foreign policy during the international crisis in Crimea. With respect to the basic neo-realist premises, this paper argues that the activities of EU within the neighbourhood of Russia have negatively contributed to the process of annexation of Crimea. Based upon the parallel structure of NATO and EU enlargements, this study contends that the EU has failed to differentiate its approach to Russia from that of the US. It could be argued a more inclusive approach by the EU, particularly in its Eastern neighbourhood, could lead Moscow to follow a more moderate foreign policy in the region. Starting with the US policies shaping NATO’s expansion in Europe, this paper outlines EU’s active regional policies under the European Neighbourhood Policy, which have been perceived by Russia as a security threat.
Keywords : vrupa Komşuluk Politikası, Rusya, Kırım Krizi, AB Genişlemesi