Vladimir Putin and the Evolution of Russian Foreign Policy

Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-1-4051-0299-5
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Chatham House Papers

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 Moscows approach towards the outside world.

Reviews:

This is a particularly lucid, well-informed and sensible analysis of Putin's approach to Russian foreign policy which professionals and laymen alike can read with pleasure as well as profit.' 'Sir Rodric Braithwaite, former UK Ambassador to Russia

A well written and vigorously argued book. It is the best overall assessment to date of Putin's foreign policy.' 'Dr Alex Pravda, Director, Russian and East European Centre, St Antonys College, University of Oxford'

Bobo Lo's insight into the opaque world of Russian foreign policy is unique. The way perceptions and myths mix with pragmatism and cynicism to form Moscow's outlook on the world is a fascinating read, which should remain a standard work in its field for a long time.' 'Konstantin Eggert, BBC Russian Service Bureau Chief in Moscow'

This is a Chatham House Paper at its best: the analysis is very well informed, the argument is succinct and persuasive and the presentation is accessible. Bobo Lo's examination of Russian foreign policy under Putin is the best work on the subject. This work is not just a powerful contribution to the literature; it is likely to become the starting point for discussions of current Russian foreign policy. his work sets the agenda.' 'International Affairs'

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.

Zielgruppe

policy makers and specialists, NGO representatives, interested media, academic researchers, postgraduate and undergraduate students

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lo, Bobo

Über Autor(innen)

Bobo Lo is an Associate Fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs at Chatham House, and the Visiting Fellow at the Carnegie Moscow Center. He has written extensively on Russian foreign and security policy as an independent researcher and, previously, as First Secretary and then Deputy Head of Mission at the Australian Embassy in Moscow (1995-99). He is the author of 'Soviet Labour Ideology and the Collapse of the State '(2000) and 'Russian Foreign Policy in the Post-Soviet Era: Reality, Illusion and Myth-making' (2002).
Carnegie Moscow Centre