Summary Western social scientists can improve their understanding of post-Soviet Russia by studying the new discipline of Russian International Relations (IR). This collection introduces recent…
Topic: Foreign Policy
Abstract This article addresses the question of interaction between Western and “non-Western” international relations (IR) by analyzing liberal theory of IR that is emerging in…
Summary Now fully updated and revised, this clear and comprehensive text explores the past thirty years of Soviet/Russian international relations, comparing foreign policy formation under…
Abstract Russia’s power resources have recovered significantly since the start of the twenty-first century and with that recovery the Kremlin has become more assertive in…
Abstract From Moscow’s perspective, Russian-Western relations are competitive but not antagonistic. Russia does not crave world domination, and its leaders do not dream of restoring…
Abstract As Russia’s economy has grown, so have the country’s global involvement and influence, which often take forms that the United States neither expects nor…
Abstract This article discusses the development of Soviet/Russian international relations (IR) studies starting from the end of Second World War until the present. It reveals…
Summary This report focuses on the structuration of new nationalist think tanks close to the Kremlin. For some years now, Russian leaders have refused to remain content…
Abstract The question whether Russia is part of the Western world has plagued Russian intellectuals and Western observers alike for the past two centuries. The…
Abstract The roots of Putin’s Plan lie not in Marxism-Leninism, but in Western business theory. True to these roots, Putin is orchestrating the election of…
Summary Once again, it appears that Russia is marching to the forefront of the international stage. Anne L. Clunan’s analysis of Russia’s resurgence convincingly argues…
Summary This book studies the impact of cultural factors on the course of military innovations. One would expect that countries accustomed to similar technologies would…
Summary For the past sixty years, the U.S. government has assumed that Japan’s security policies would reinforce American interests in Asia. The political and military…
Abstract Which Japanese leader will emerge to help build a consensus among the country’s strategic choices: constructing a national identity as a great or middle…
Abstract This article argues that the dual identities of political rivals and regional leaders have been of critical importance in determining China and Japan’s regional…
