Russian Foreign Policy in Transition
Concepts and Realities
Editors: Andrei Melville is Vice-Rector at Moscow
State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University).
Tatiana Shakleina - Chief, Department of Foreign
Policy Studies, Institute of the USA and Canada Studies,
Russian Academy of Sciences
English translation: Anna Yastrzhembska
"This book is valuable on two counts. It brings
together a collection of documents that are essential
to understanding Russian foreign policy from 1992 to
2004 and that are not all readily accessible. Additionally
it provides analysis by leading Russian scholars of
Russia's post-Soviet foreign policy... Summing up: Highly
recommended." - Choice
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.
Contents
Introduction; Part I Documents Part II Statements
Strategy for Partnership, Andrei Kozyrev International
Relations on the Eve of the 21st Century: Problems and
Prospects, Yevgeny Primakov Russia at the Turn
of the Millennium, Vladimir Putin Russian Foreign
Policy on the Eve of the 21st Century: Problems of Formation,
Development and Continuity, Igor Ivanov On the
New Version of the National Security Conception of the
Russian Federation, Sergei Ivanov Part III
Analysis International Relations After the Kosovo
Crisis, Anatoly Torkunov The Syndrome of "Absorption"
in International Politics, Aleksei Bogaturov
Russia's Security in a Multipolar World, Aleksei
Arbatov The Phenomenon of Globalization and National
Security Interests, Andrei Kokoshin A New Turn
in Russian-American Relations, Sergei Rogov The
Russian Bridge Over the Atlantic, Vladimir Lukin
Back to the Concert, Vyacheslav Nikonov The Backside
of Foreign Policy: Internal Factors in the System of
International Ties, Obligations and Projects of the
Russian Federation, Aleksei Salmin Foreign Policy
Therapy "A la Dr Putin" , Andrei Melville
Putin's "New Course" Is Now Firmly Set:
What Next?, Dmitri Trenin The Chances and Challenges
of the New World, Sergei Karaganov Do We Need
Reform of Russian Foreign Policy?, Yuriy Fyodorov
List of Contributors; Index
2005
510 pages
ISBN 978-963-7326-18-9 cloth $54.95 / € 41.95 / £28.95
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