The Great Power (mis)Management

Alexander Astrov, Central European University, Hungary

Contents: Preface; Great Power management without Great Powers? The Russian-Georgian war of 2008 and global police/political order, Alexander Astrov; From Katechon to Intrigant: the breakdown of the post-Soviet Nomos, Sergei Prozorov; Great Power misalignment: the United States and the Russo-Georgian conflict, Irina Papkova; Russia and NATO after the Georgia war: re-actualizing the Great Power management prospects, Andrey Makarychev; Russia and EU's competitive neighbourhood, Jana Kobzova, Nicu Popescu and Andrew Wilson; The Georgian-Russian conflict: acute, frozen or settled?, Pertti Joenniemi; Pragmatic foreign policy: managing power differentials in the wider European society of states, Pami Aalto; A society of the weak, the medium and the great: Southeast Asia's lessons in building soft community among states, Alan Chong; Glorification and its modes: emulation, recognition and acclamation, Alexander Astrov; Bibliography; Index.