Vladimir Putin and the Evolution of Russian Foreign PolicyISBN: 978-1-4051-0300-8
Paperback
176 pages
March 2003, Wiley-Blackwell
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Almost three years after the first voluntary handover of power in
Russian history, this book examines Putin's management of this
complex agenda, and considers how Moscow's current approach to
international relations resembles and differs from that under
Yeltsin.
- Examines Putin's management of Russia's foreign policy two
years after the first voluntary handover of power in Russian
history.
- Considers how Moscow's current approach to international
relations resembles and differs from that under Yeltsin.
- Analyses whether changes in foreign policy have been
qualitative, or largely cosmetic.
- Explores growing talk of a ‘strategic
partnership&apos' with the US and the West.
- Assesses the realism of such hopes and considers whether we are indeed witnessing a strategic shift in the mentality and conduct of such Russian foreign policy.