Russia's attempts to create a single economic space with other post-Soviet states proceed against the background of … comparative attractiveness of the European Union versus Russia as potential centers and gravity poles for regional cooperation and … integration of the post-Soviet states. It concludes that for the next five to ten years, Russia will remain an absolute attractor …

EU-Russia relations within the context of the post-Soviet space have been one of the most investigated research topics … within the structures of the European Union (EU) and Russia. Moreover, this paper challenges the fixation on hard power and … soft power within the EU-Russia debate. Through the application of spatial concepts and their link with power, we aim at …