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Lance Davies is senior lecturer in the department of defence andiInternational affairs, Faculty for the Study of Leadership, Security, and Warfare, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Introduction
Chapter 1. Russia and the Governance of European Security
Chapter 2. Russia, Europe and the Evolution of Conflict Management
Chapter 3. Russia and the Conflict in Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina
Chapter 4. Russia and the Conflict in Kosovo
Chapter 5. Russia and the Conflicts in Georgia
Chapter 6. Russia and the Management of Conflict in Moldova-Transnistria
Chapter 7. Russia, Ukraine and the Conflict in the Donbas
Conclusion
Bibliography
This book is a significant contribution to the field of conflict management and conflict resolution, peace studies, security and international relations, and is highly recommended to all researchers, scholars and analysts who are interested in Russian foreign policy and its relations with European structures.
— Europe-Asia Studies
With this book Davies makes an original departure from the numerous analyses of Russian foreign policies and security approaches vis–à–vis European security governance. Through a series of detailed case studies, mostly from the Putin era, examining Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine, the author posits that from Russia's perspective its security interests are legitimate and should be soberly considered despite European distrust of Putin's Russia. Recommended.
— Choice Reviews
The arguments presented in the book are nuanced and plausible. Davies surely has a point in claiming that a paradigm shift in Russian policies did not take place in relation to Ukraine. Furthermore, he is successful in reconstructing the Russian perspective on the different conflicts and relevant ‘western’ initiatives. An understanding of these perspectives and their genesis is of high value for both scholars and policymakers…. Davies' argument that Russian interventions in Ukraine have to be understood in their wider context and are shaped by more complex conjunctures than commonly anticipated is profound and reveals the necessity to recalibrate the dominant interpretations of the conflict. His book is a good read for both academics and students who want to reassess the current debate on the topic or to read comprehensively on Russian conflict management in Europe.
— International Affairs