The Russia-Ukraine Conflict 2014: Germany as a Leading Power
In: Germany’s Role in European Russia Policy ISBN: 9783030682255; (2021)
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The Russia-Ukraine conflict represents the height of Germany’s influence on EU Russia policy. For the first time, Germany embraced a leading role in a security crisis with Russia, with France as junior partner. Germany’s leadership resulted in a greater cohesive power than France’s leadership in the Russian-Georgian War in 2008, keeping the EU united on sanctions and crisis mediation. As a result, the EU’s response exceeded the lowest common denominator. However, this major German influence has not been achieved through compulsory power instruments. On the contrary, Germany relied extensively on institutional and productive power instruments to establish a common European stance through agenda setting, coalition building and paradigm framing. The Russia-Ukraine conflict demonstrated the potential of German power, but also the relevance of legitimacy for a leadership role: Of particular importance to Eastern EU member states was the perception of norm-guided German behaviour. By prioritising crisis mediation over bilateral relations with Russia, Germany was perceived as a legitimate leader in a crisis that represented a caesura in the EU-Russian relationship without a quick return to business as usual. Despite this success, Germany’s continuous support for Nord Stream 2 and the lack of conflict resolution undermined its credibility in the following years.
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The Russia-Ukraine Conflict 2014: Germany as a Leading Power
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Fix, Liana |
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Quelle: | Germany’s Role in European Russia Policy ISBN: 9783030682255; (2021) |
Veröffentlichung: | Springer International Publishing, 2021 |
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ISBN: | 978-3-030-68225-5 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-030-68226-2_5 |
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