Read more
Informationen zum Autor Andrei P. Tsygankov is professor of international relations and political science at San Francisco State University. Klappentext Fully updated, this comprehensive text explores Russian international relations, comparing foreign policy formation under Gorbachev, Yeltsin, Medvedev, and Putin. Drawing on an impressive mastery of both Russian and Western sources, Tsygankov shows how Moscow’s policies have shifted with each leader’s vision of Russia’s national interests. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables Note on the Transliteration Chronology of Key Foreign Policy Events, 1979-2018 Preface 1 Understanding Change and Continuity in Russia's Foreign Policy 2 The Cold War Crisis and Soviet New Thinking, 1986-1991 3 The Post-Cold War Euphoria and Russia's Liberal Westernism, 1991-1993 4 New Security Challenges and Great Power Balancing, 1994-1999 5 The World after September 11 and Pragmatic Cooperation, 2000-2005 6 U.S. Regime Change Strategy and Great Power Assertiveness, 2005-2008 7 Global Instability and Russia's Vision of Modernization, 2008-2011 8 Western Pressures, Russia's Assertiveness, and the "Turn to the East," 2012-20189 Conclusions and Lessons Further Reading Topics for Discussion or Simulation Index About the Author
