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The Neighbourhood Between the European Union and Russia, a New Dividing Line ?
Following the EU's eastwards enlargements, a new strategic area including the Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus and the three Caucasus countries has emerged between the EU and Russia. The EU has significantly strengthened its presence in this area through its neighbourhood policy. It also increasingly appears as a political model, as an attractive economic pole and as a security stakeholder. However, its influence is limited owing to the lack of accession prospects for neighbours and also to Russia's preponderance. Russia, though, has not been able to promote an alternative model of regional integration and its influence is mainly exerted through coercion. Thus, neither the EU nor Russia is able to have alone a decisive influence on the shared neighbourhood ; they should therefore promote a cooperative approach based upon complementarities.