Power, politics and confrontation in Eurasia: Foreign policy in a contested region

The editors wish to thank the authors of the chapters that comprise this volume for their central role in the project, for the quality of their analyses, and their positive responses to suggestions for revision and updating to strengthen the quality of their contributions. The idea for this volume and a companion volume to be entitled Russia, Eurasia and the New Geopolitics of Energy: Confrontation and Consolidation, emerged along with preparations for an ISA- (International Studies Association) supported daylong workshop entitled ‘Actors, Processes and Architecture in the Contemporary Eurasian Order: Political, Economic and Security Challenges’, organized by Matthew Sussex and held immediately prior to the annual ISA meetings in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday, 25 March 2014. Most of the contributors to this and the companion volume were able to share their views and comment on one another’s papers at that workshop, thereby helping to sharpen the focus of the chapters and the collection. They wish to express their special appreciation to the International Studies Association for the funding that made this workshop a reality.