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This book explores Russia's efforts towards both adapting to and shaping a world in transformation. Russia has been largely marginalized in the post-Cold War era and has struggled to find its place in the world, which means that the chaotic changes in the world present Russia with both threats and opportunities. The rapid shift in the international distribution of power and emergence of a multipolar world disrupts the existing order, although it also enables Russia to diversify it partnerships and restore balance. Adapting to these changes involves restructuring its economy and evolving the foreign policy. The crises in liberalism, environmental degradation, and challenge to state sovereignty undermine political and economic stability while also widening Russia's room for diplomatic maneuvering. This book analyzes how Russia interprets these developments and its ability to implement the appropriate responses.
List of contents
1. The Military Underpinning of the Geopolitical Revolution.- 2. Moving Beyond the Failed New World Order.- 3. Russia and the Changing World Order: In Search of Multipolarity.- 4. Russia's Economic Restructuring for the Fast-Changing Future.- 5. Securitizing her foreign economic policy: Evolution of the Russian security thinking in the 2010s.- 6. The Crisis in Liberalism and Renewal of Ideological Conflicts.- 7. Green Transformation of the World Economy: Risks and Opportunities for Russia.- 8. Energy in World Politics.- 9. Global Water Challenge and Prospects for Russian Agenda.- 10. Integration and Separatism in Europe: A chance for Russia?.
About the author
Glenn Diesen is a Professor at the National Research University - Higher School of Economics in Moscow, and an editor at the Russia in Global Affairs journal. His research focuses on the socio-economics of Greater Eurasia and the emerging strategic partnership between Russia and China.
Alexander Lukin is Director of the Centre for East Asian and Shanghai Cooperation Organization Studies, at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University), Head of Department of International Relations and International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism at National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia, and Chair Professor in the School of Public Affairs of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
