Vladimir Putin and the evolution of Russian foreign policy
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Vladimir Putin and the evolution of Russian foreign policy
（Chatham House papers）
Royal Institute of International Affairs , Blackwell, 2003
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Includes bibliographical references (p.133-160) and index
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Description
Few world leaders of recent times have excited as much interest and speculation as Russian president Vladimir Putin. Emerging from virtual obscurity, he has become the symbol of a resurgent nation, committed to both positive engagement with the West and the vigorous pursuit of Russian interests. In this original and significant work, Bobo Lo explores the Putin foreign policy transformation and considers whether a fundamental shift has occurred in Moscow's approach towards the outside world.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments. About the Author. 1. The Putin Phenomenon: 2. The Inheritance: Identity and Self-Perception. The Political Context. The Institutional Context. The Foreign Policy Panorama. Conclusion. 3. The Policy-Making Environment: A Cast of Thousands? The Primacy of the Individual and the Making (and Breaking) of Policy. All Together Now? Conclusion. 4. The Economic Agenda: The 'Unaturalness' of Economics. Foreign Policy and Economic Reform. The Integration Agenda and Globalization. The Profit Motive. Geoeconomics and Geopolitics. Economization and a 'Balanced' Foreign Policy. 5. Security and Geopolitics: The Geopolitical Mindset. Change and Continuity in Russian Strategic Thinking. The Evolution of Threat Perceptions. The Future of Security and Geopolitics - From Anachronism to Rebirth? 6. Identity, Values and Civilization: The Burden of the Past. Integration with the West. Identification with the West and the Evolution of the Russian World-View. Conclusion. 7. 11 September and After: Policy-Making - Image and Reality. The Economic Agenda - Westernization with Qualifications. A New Conception of Security? The Repacking of Identity. Strategic Opportunism. Towards a Sustainable Foreign Policy. Notes. Index .
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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'' 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.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
About the author ix
1 The Putin phenomenon 1
2 The inheritance 9
Identity and self-perception 11
The political context 18
The institutional context 21
The foreign policy panorama 23
Conclusion 29
3 The policy-making environment 31
A cast of thousands? 32
The primacy of the individual and the making (and breaking) of policy 42
All together now? 46
Conclusion 49
4 The economic agenda 51
The 'unaturalness' of economics 51
Foreign policy and economic reform 53
The integration agenda and globalization 57
The profit motive 61
Geoeconomics and geopolitics 65
Economization and a 'balanced' foreign policy 69
5 Security and geopolitics 72
The geopolitical mindset 72
Change and continuity in Russian strategic thinking 74
The evolution of threat perceptions 83
The future of security and geopolitics - from anachronism to rebirth? 94
6 Identity, values and civilization 97
The burden of the past 98
Integration with the West 101
Identification with the West and the evolution of the
Russian world-view 109
Conclusion 113
7 11 September and after 115
Policy-making - image and reality 117
The economic agenda - Westernization with qualifications 121
A new conception of security? 123
The repackaging of identity 127
Strategic opportunism 129
Towards a sustainable foreign policy 130
Notes 133
Index 161
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