Internal Factors in Russian Foreign Policy - Hardcover

Malcolm, Neil; Pravda, Alex; Allison, Roy; Light, Margot

 
9780198280118: Internal Factors in Russian Foreign Policy

Synopsis

Russia has emerged as a new and assertively independent force in world politics, in Europe and Asia, and especially in the other former Soviet states. What are Moscow's foreign policy goals, and who sets them? This book provides the first systematic analysis of the domestic political, military and economic influences that shape Russia's international behavior. Five leading specialists examine the areas of foreign policy thinking and debate, how policy is made, the public politics of foreign policy, and the role of the military.

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About the Author

Neil Malcolm is a Professor of Russian Politics and Head of the Russian and East European Research Centre at University of Wolverhampton. Alex Pravda is a Fellow of St Antony's College and Lecturer in Soviet and East European Politics at the University of Oxford. Roy Allison is at the Royal Institute of International Affairs.

From the Back Cover

This book is the first to analyse systematically the internal political forces which condition Russia's international behaviour. Four leading specialists examine in turn the areas of foreign policy thinking and debate, how policy is made, the public politics of foreign policy and the role of the military. Their analyses explore the changing domestic alignments associated with recent shifts in Russian foreign policy, focusing on the roles played by institutions such as the Security Council and the legislature, by military groupings and by emerging economic interests. The book throws new light on the domestic foundations of Moscow's more assertive and self-reliant stance.

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