Table Of Content‘Timofei Bordachev has filled cavernous gap in the study of European
Security and global politics. Europe, Russia and The Liberal World Order
is one of few enjoyable reads on the subject in recent years. By examining the
intersection where national interests and an ideology with globalist preten-
tions meet. Using the example of relations between Russia and Europe after
the Cold War the author shows how the nature and substance of interna-
tional politics in general have been transformed. A recommended read for
anyone interested in why the Post Cold War order unravelled so fast.’
Asle Toje (PhD, Cantab.), Vice Chair of the Nobel Committee.
Member of the Committee (appointed for the period 2018–2024)
‘What went wrong? This is the most frequently asked question when
it comes to relations between Russia and Europe after the Cold War.
Why shining expectations turned into such a dark alienation? Timofei
Bordachev gives a unique perspective arguing that political failure of
Common European Home derived from contradictions embedded in
the Liberal World Order per se. This book is a brilliant proof that the-
ory of international relations is not just an academic exercise, but a very
important instrument of applied analysis. Truly fascinating reading!’
Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of the journal “Russia in Global
Affairs”, Research Director of the Foundation for Development
and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club
‘Why did Europe and Russia fail to build the broadly cooperative relation-
ship they both aspired to after the end of the Cold War? In this ambitious
work, Timofei Bordachev of the Higher School of Economics deftly draws
on international relations theory to illuminate the practical consequences
of decisions made in Moscow and Brussels that led to a parting of ways.
In the process, he deepens our understanding of the post-Cold War period
and makes a valuable contribution to IR theory, highlighting the vital
role a balance of power plays in structuring and sustaining international
institutions that are ostensibly founded on other principles.’
Thomas Graham, Distinguished Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Europe, Russia and The Liberal
World Order
This book analyses Russia-Europe/EU relations by exploring their practical
essence and conceptualising them in terms of the main categories of interna-
tional relations research. It argues that the liberal world order, established
in Cold War days, whereby international relations are underpinned by a
global balance of power and a highly institutionalised framework of inter-
national relations, thereby balancing power and morality, continued after
the Cold War, with high hopes in the early 1990s for a new order of security
and cooperation for all Europe, including Russia. It goes on to show how
the liberal world order has broken down, one manifestation of this being the
new conflict between Russia and Europe in recent years, a conflict resulting
from the failure of European countries/the EU to acknowledge the actual
balance of military, economic and political power, the lack of limits on the
policy of European countries in terms of infringing on Russia’s interests,
and Russia’s consequent revision, after 1999, of its policy of cooperation.
Overall, the book provides huge insight into the nature of Europe-Russia
relations.
Timofei Bordachev is Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club
and Academic Supervisor of the Center for Comprehensive European and
International Studies at the National Research University Higher School of
Economics, Russia.
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Timofei Bordachev
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Contents
Preface xi
Introduction 1
1 Power, morality and justice in the liberal international order 22
The Cold War and the liberal international order 22
Power and the liberal international order 49
Morality and the liberal international order 57
Justice vs equality 73
2 Harmony of interests 83
Europe and the Cold War 83
Europe and the end of the Cold War 88
Europe’s Russia problem 103
3 Russia and the post-Cold War European order 120
The crisis of 1999 120
Upon the ruins of a superpower 128
A European choice for Russia? 147
4 Justice in a changing environment 162
The disharmony of the liberal international order 162
Europe’s deteriorating regional security 167
Loss of harmony in European integration 176
Russia’s turn to the East 183
