The Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation

ISBN-13: 9780333664421 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 208 str.

Opis

Providing a current assessment of the major developments in Russian foreign policy since the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991, the book begins with an examination of the emerging trends in Russian policy and the impact of domestic political and economic factors on Russian policy. Succeeding chapters outline the development of Russian policy in the major geographic regions of the world: the new states of the 'near abroad', Central Europe and the Balkans, the West, Asia, the Middle East, and the developing countries.

Spis treści

Preface - Notes on the Contributors - Introduction; A.V.Kozhemiakin & R.E.Kanet - Defining the National Interest: Russian Foreign Policy and Domestic Politics; P.Shearman - Russia and Its Western Neighbours in the 'Near Abroad'; A.V.Kozhemiakin & R.E.Kanet - Russian Policy toward Central Europe and the Balkans; A.Braun - Neither Adversaries nor Partners: Russia and the West Search for a New Relationship; P.Marantz - Russian and Asia: The Emergence of 'Normal Relations'?; S.Singleton - Moscow and the Middle East Since the Collapse of the Soviet Union: A Preliminary Analysis; R.O.Freedman - The Third World in Russian Foreign Policy; R.E.Kanet, A.V.Kozhemiakin & S.L.Birgerson - Toward the Future: Emerging Trends in Russian Foreign Policy; W.E.Ferry & R.E.Kanet - Index