By combining perspectives from experts in domestic politics, regional politics, and specialists in international security, this edited volume focuses on the central role of energy production and supply in the Russian-Western completion across Eurasia.

Introduction: Eurasian Integration, Central Asia and the New Geopolitics of Energy; Roger E. Kanet and Matthew SussexPART I: THE GEOPOLITICS OF EURASIA: GROWING EAST-WEST CONFRONTATION1. From Retrenchment to Revanchism... and Back Again? Russian Grand Strategy in the Eurasian 'heartland'; Matthew Sussex2. Is Russia's Foreign Policy 'Schizophrenic'?; Dina Moulioukova3. 'Quo Vadis, Armenia? The South Caucasus and Great Power Politics; Lilia ArakelyanPART II: RESOURCE DIPLOMACY AND ENERGY SECURITY IN EURASIA4. Sovereignty, Security, and Intervention in Central Asia; Charles E. Ziegler5. Great Power Foreign Relations in Central Asia: Competition, Cooperation and Congruence; Ellen B. Pirro6. Foreign Policy Preferences of Russia's Energy Sector: A Shift to Asia?; Nikita Lomagin7. Authoritarianism, Energy and Ideas in Central Asia: From Politics and Pipelines to Foreign Policy; Wayne McLean8. Balance of Power Shifts and Energy Interests in Central Asia; Rémi Piet9. 'Living the 'Chinese Dream' in the 'Russkiy Mir': Central Asia between Sino-Russian Strategic Trilemmas?; Graeme P. HerdConclusion; Matthew Sussex and Roger E. Kanet