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The introduction contains a brief history of the European Union (EU)-Russia relations and determines the importance of these relations under sharpening of international tension, modern challenges to international security and the increasing role of strategic communication as an important element of the foreign policy. Bringing together scholars from different countries and from various fields of study, this book explores the synchronization of governmental deeds, words and images in the realm of EU-Russia relations. The introduction gives a brief overview of the book chapters’ content and ends by the conclusion that for better mutual relations the EU and Russia should not infringe on each other’s basic interests. There’s a long and difficult path ahead, per aspera ad astra.
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Gerhard Hanappi is the Jean Monnet Chair for Political Economy of European Integration —a European Commission appointment — at the Institute for Mathematical Models in Economics at the Vienna University of Technology. He also sits on the management committee of the Systemic Risks expert group in the EU -funded European Cooperation in Science and Technology research network. See more about him at the Jean Monnet European Research Study Group (2019).
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The 3rd international conference “Transformation of International Relations in the Twenty-First Century: Challenges and Prospects” (TIR 3) took place at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation , 27–28 April 2017, Moscow , Russia .
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Pashentsev, E. (2020). Introduction: EU-Russia Relations – Per Aspera ad Astra. In: Pashentsev, E. (eds) Strategic Communication in EU-Russia Relations . Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27253-1_1
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