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impactondifferentmacroeconomicshocksarethenpresentedinatable.The
frameworkfoundinthisarticlewillbeusefulforconductingaconstructive
dialoguebetweeneurozonemembersonthefutureofthecurrencyunion.
JakubWódka
TheRiseofTurkeyandPoland:
ImplicationsforEconomicCooperation........................97
ThearticlescrutinisestheeconomicrelationsofPolandandTurkey,two
growingemergingmarkets.Itexaminesboththecurrentlevelofeconomic
trade,aswellasthepotentialforenhancingtheeconomicpartnershipin
suchareasasinnovation,trade,energy,andcooperationinthirdmarkets.
Thearticlecontendsthattheprospectsforboostingeconomiccooperation
arelinkedtopoliticalcollaborationandaredependentupongeopolitical
factors.
ÖzgünErlerBayır
ThePerceptionofRussiainPolandandTurkey:
AComparativeAnalysis...................................113
ThisstudyaimstoanalysetheperceptionsofRussiainTurkeyandPoland
comparatively.ItexamineshowRussiaisperceivedbythepublicinboth
countriesandatvariouspolicylevels.Inaddition,thesimilaritiesand
differencesinPolishandTurkishpolicymakingandoutcomesintermsof
the“Russianfactor”willbeanalysed.AsRussiahasbeenoneofthemost
importantexternalfactorsinTurkey’sandPoland’sforeignpolicy,itis
especiallydifficulttoanalyseforeignpolicyissueswithouttakingtheRussian
factorintoaccount.Historicallyandpolitically,Russiahasbeenatthetopof
threatperceptionsinbothcountries.Ontheotherhand,infocusingonpolicy
outcomeswithregardstogeopoliticsandbalanceofpower,itisobvious
thatRussiaisalwaysinthepictureasafactor,asapartnerorathreat.In
thiscontext,thebackgroundoftheperceptionofRussiainthesecountries’
societiesandintheirpoliticswillbeevaluatedfirst.Then,thesimilarities,
differencesandsourcesoftheseperspectiveswillbeanalysed.
MukhitB.Assanbayev
CentralAsia:
UnderPressurefromRussiaandItsIntegrationProjects..........123
Kazakhstanisthefirst,butnotthelastcountryinCentralAsiatobethe
focusoftheaggressiveambitionsofRussia’sforeignpolicyaimedat
thecreationofsupranationalintegrationalliances.Prospectsforthe
creationofaEurasianUnionundertheruleofRussiawouldmeanat
leastapartiallossofpoliticalindependenceforothercountry-members
inCentralAsia.Moscowisalreadyactivelypromotingtheentryof
KyrgyzstanandTajikistanintoallofitsintegrationistorganisations.
WhatareRussia’smainforeignpolicygoalsintheformerSovietCentral
Asianstates?Thearticleisdevotedtoananalysisofthecontinuing
evolutionofcontemporaryRussianforeignpolicy,whichshapesitsregional
andinternationalbehaviour.Itwillalsoattempttoassesstheimpactand
consequencesofcontemporaryRussianforeignpolicyinCentralAsia.