Russian Foreign Policy in Transition: Concepts And Realities - Couverture rigide

Melville, Andrew

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9637326170 ISBN 13 : 9789637326172

Editeur : Central European University Press, 2005

Synopsis

Through a compilation of foreign policy documents and statements, harnessed together by a section of analytic works, this book seeks to highlight the shift in Russian foreign policy at the beginning of the twenty-first century. This compilation presents the work of formative scholars in this field who are concerned with the evolution of Russia Foreign policy thinking and behavior.

This volume compiles critical documents and statements (treaties, addresses and articles) that deal with the formation of new conceptions of security in the New World order. The articles critically evaluate the implications of these new initiatives and lend insight to these documents and statements in practice. They address a wide range of topics from the crisis in Kosovo to domestic Russian policy, with an eye to the future of Russian policy.

Russian international relations has undergone profound changes in the last fifteen years that have effected both the Russian view of the world and the outside perspective of the Russian Federation. These changes will undoubtedly play an integral part of Russian foreign relations for years to come. And yet the question remains, how has Russian influence adapted to the post-Soviet world order? In this critical analysis, Andrei Melville sheds light on the complexities of Russian foreign policy from 1991 to 2004.

Divided into three parts, the book presents official translated documents in the first section that outline, among other things, the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the military doctrine of the Russian Federation, and the agreement on security and cooperation between NATO and Russia. These documents are an essential first step in understanding the shape and context of Russian foreign policy from the demise of the Soviet Union up to the present.

The second section of the book is composed of official statements from Russian leaders who are seeking to define the next generation of Russian international relations. Among the statements is Vladimir Putin's illuminating essay on Russia at the turn of the century. It is here where Putin defines the Russian policy of a strong state, efficient economy, and social solidarity. In addition, former Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov provides a statement on the hopes and obstacles for international relations in the 21st century. The authors of the remaining three papers have also served as Prime Ministers or foreign ministers in the Russian government during the past decade.

The final section of the book is composed of analysis from scholars and Russian foreign policy experts. The analysis addresses a wide range of topics from the crisis in Kosovo to Russian-Chinese relations. Here, the official documents, statements, and policies of the Russian Federation are cast in a different light, bringing to surface the tough questions, the challenges, and the promises that face Russian foreign policy in the future. Putin's "new course" or "foreign policy therapy" is analyzed by specialists who observe their subject at short range.

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À propos de l'auteur

Andrei Melville is professor at the Department of Political Science at the Moscow State Institute for International Relations. He has conducted massive survey research projects on public opinion as well as on the perspectives of different elites within the establishment, and has written memoranda for the Russian government on the basis of his opinion research. Tatiana Shakleina is the Chair of Foreign Policy at the Institute of USA and Canada Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Central European University Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9637326170
• ISBN 13: 9789637326172
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 512
• Éditeur: Shakleina Tatiana
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible