Russian Politics and Law, November 2011 Table of Contents

Volume 49 Number 6 / November-December 2011 of Russian Politics and Law is now available on the M.E. Sharpe web site at http://mesharpe.metapress.com. This issue contains: New Directions in Russian Foreign Policy: Editor’s Introduction p.3 Dmitry Gorenburg Modernizing Russian Foreign Policy p.8 Dmitry Trenin Russia and the New Eastern Europe p.38 Dmitry Trenin Russia-China: Time for a [...]

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New Directions in Russian Foreign Policy: Editor’s Introduction

For many American commentators, analyzing Russian foreign policy can be a fairly contentious topic. Some see Russia as a continuation of the Soviet Union and are therefore concerned about the future possibility of a revived Russia once again posing a threat to the United States and the rest of the democratic world. Others believe that [...]

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Diplomacy comes to the fore in Russia’s Arctic strategy

I’ll be traveling this week and next, so it’s time to dig up some more Oxford Analytica articles to keep things lively while I’m gone. This one is about the Arctic and was originally published in late October, 2010. — SUBJECT: Shifts in Russia’s diplomatic and international legal strategies in the Arctic region. SIGNIFICANCE: During [...]

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Russian Politics and Law, November 2010 Table of Contents

Volume 48 Number 6 / November-December 2010 of Russian Politics and Law is now available on the mesharpe.metapress.com web site at http://mesharpe.metapress.com. Contents after the cut. This issue contains: Russia in the Western World: Russian Interactions with Europe: Editor’s Introduction p.3 Dmitry Gorenburg Russians’ Views on Foreign Policy After the Caucasus Crisis p.7 Andrei Andreev The [...]

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Russia in the Western World: Russian Interactions with Europe

Since at least August 2008, Russian foreign policy toward the West has come to be seen by many analysts as aggressive and bent on extracting maximum economic and political benefit regardless of the long term consequences for relationships. In this issue, six Russian scholars discuss their perceptions of Russian attitudes toward and relations with its [...]

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