Synopsis
In this fully updated edition of their widely respected text, Donaldson and Nogee trace the lineage and development of Russian foreign policy, highlighting the continuities of Russia's behavior in the world as well as the major sources of change and variability. This edition includes new coverage of ongoing issues connected with NATO expansion, the status of Kosovo and Georgia, terrorism, Islamism, and access to petroleum and other natural resources. The basic framework used is a modified realism that stresses the balance of power and the importance of national interest, and identifies several factors (both internal and external) that condition Russian policy. The interpretations are original and based on a mix of primary and secondary sources.
Présentation de l'éditeur
In this masterful study, Donaldson and Nogee examine the historical lineage of Russian foreign policy and its development in the context of domestic power struggles and a changing international environment. Their approach brings to light both continuities in Russia's behavior in the world, reflecting enduring national interests, and the major sources of change and variability. In this new edition, fully updated to cover Russian foreign policy from the tsarist period through the Putin succession, and with new chapters on the factors that have shaped Russian foreign policy over the past century, the Yeltsin legacy, and the Putin presidency, this is the book of choice for courses in Russian foreign policy and international politics.
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