The Greatest Common Divisor: Russia's Role in Visegrad Foreign Policies1

The article explores the coherence of the Visegrad's foreign policies towards Russia, by assessing both the national positions and the role of the International Visegrad Fund. The most important common elements of the V4 countries' Russia policies are the shared hard security interests and...

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Published inThe Polish quarterly of international affairs Vol. 21; no. 4; p. 32
Main Author Rácz, András
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Warsaw Polish Institute of International Affairs 01.10.2012
Subjects
Cooperation
Foreign policy
Government grants
Human rights
International
Missile defense
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Summary:The article explores the coherence of the Visegrad's foreign policies towards Russia, by assessing both the national positions and the role of the International Visegrad Fund. The most important common elements of the V4 countries' Russia policies are the shared hard security interests and similar positions in energy security. The main differing factors are the missile defence project and the place of human rights on national Russia-oriented foreign policy agendas. Finally, the Russia-related activities of the International Visegrad Fund are examined and reveal only limited interest in using the V4's sole institution to establish broader contacts with that country. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1230-4999
2545-1901