Not by bread alone
Subtitle: Russian foreign policy under Putin
By: Robert Nalbandov
Publisher: Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 578
ISBN-13: 9781612347103
Subjects: Politics and government; Political culture; National interest; Influence; Identity politics; Great powers; Strategic culture; Political and social views; Foreign relations; History
Other titles: Russian foreign policy under Putin
Description: "A look at Russia's foreign policy under Vladimir Putin, analyzing Russia's foreign policy priorities and actions and examining the country's identity construction as a way to understand its political culture"--

"Since its independence in 1991, Russia has struggled with the growing pains of defining its role in international politics. After Vladimir Putin ascended to power in 2000, the country undertook grandiose foreign policy projects in an attempt to delineate its place among the world's superpowers. With this in mind, Robert Nalbandov examines the milestones of Russia's international relations since the turn of the twenty-first century. He focuses on the specific goals, engagement practices, and tools used by Putin's administration to promote Russia's vital national and strategic interests in specific geographic locations. His findings illuminate Putin's foreign policy objective of reinstituting Russian global strategic dominance. Nalbandov argues that identity-based politics have dominated Putin's tenure and that Russia's East/West split is reflected in Asian-European politics. Nalbandov's analysis shows that unchecked domestic power, an almost exclusive application of hard power, and determined ambition for unabridged global influence and a defined place as a world superpower are the keys to Putin's Russia"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Continuity without Change; title: 2. Fear and Loathing in Russian Political Culture; title: 3. Russia and the United States; title: 4. Russia and Its Near Abroad; title: 5. European Dimensions of Russian Foreign Policy; title: 6. Identity Meets Money in Asia and the Pacific; title: 7. Peripheral Politics; title: 8. Quo Vadis?