Vladimir Putin and the Evolution of Russian Foreign Policy

ISBN: 9781405103008 出版年：2008 页码：178 Bobo Lo Wiley

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.