Explaining change in Russian foreign policy
Subtitle: the role of ideas in post-Soviet Russia's conduct towards the West
By: Christian Thorun.
Series: St Antony's series
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillon; Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
ISBN-13: 9780230553729
Subjects: Post-communism -- Russia (Federation); Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations
Description: "This book takes stock and asks what patterns have emerged from 1992 to 2007. It argues that only by focusing both on external constraints and changes in the Russian leadership's foreign policy thinking can we explain major facets of Russia's conduct." "In analysing Russian foreign policy the book develops an original analytical framework for foreign policy analysis, illustrates the evolution of the Russian leadership's foreign policy discourse, and unravels major threads in Russia's conduct in three case studies. The case studies encompass Moscow's approaches towards NATO and its enlargement, its responses to the Balkan crises, and its reaction to the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.