Routledge Handbook of Russian Foreign Policy

Providing a comprehensive overview of Russias foreign policy directions, this handbook brings together an international team of scholars to develop a complex treatment of Russias foreign policy. The chapters draw from numerous theoretical traditions by incorporating ideas of domestic institutions, considerations of national security and international recognition as sources of the nations foreign policy. Covering critically important subjects such as Russias military interventions in Ukraine and Syria, the handbook is divided into four key parts: Part I explores the social and material conditions in which Russias foreign policy is formed and implemented. Part II investigates tools and actors that participate in policy making including diplomacy, military, media, and others. Part III provides an overview of Russias directions towards the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Eurasia, and the Arctic. Part IV addresses the issue of Russias participation in global governance and multiple international organizations, as well as the Kremlins efforts to build new organizations and formats that suit Russias objectives. The Routledge Handbook of Russian Foreign Policy is an invaluable resource to students and scholars of Russian Politics and International Relations, as well as World Politics more generally.