The ties that bind? Russia's evolving relations with its neighbors

Communist and Post-Communist Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 401-412

  Saivetz, Carol R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Belarus; Caspian Sea; Caucasus; Central Asia; Energy security; Eurasian Union; Post Soviet states; Russia; Ukraine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870416682     PISSN: 0967067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postcomstud.2012.07.010     Document Type: Article

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