Acknowledgments
I thank Laurence Broers for his advice and guidance in the production of this research. My thanks also go to Stefan Ralchev for his tireless counsel and support throughout the research and writing process. I am grateful to two anonymous reviewers for their critical and helpful remarks on an earlier draft; and to Ľubica Polláková and James Nixey of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House for their encouragement all the way through. Jake Statham has all the credit for his meticulous editorial work in multiple read-throughs. My appreciation is also due to Robert Bosch Stiftung for making this research possible.