Russian Foreign Policy in Transition: Concepts And Realities

✍ Scribed by Andrew Melville, Tatiana Shakleina

• Publisher: Central European University Press
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 511
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Russian international relations has undergone profound changes in the last fifteen years that have effected both the Russian view of the world and the outside perspective of the Russian Federation. These changes will undoubtedly play an integral part of Russian foreign relations for years to come. And yet the question remains, how has Russian influence adapted to the post-Soviet world order? In this critical analysis, Andrei Melville sheds light on the complexities of Russian foreign policy from 1991 to 2004. Divided into three parts, the book presents official translated documents in the first section that outline, among other things, the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the military doctrine of the Russian Federation, and the agreement on security and cooperation between NATO and Russia. These documents are an essential first step in understanding the shape and context of Russian foreign policy from the demise of the Soviet Union up to the present. The second section of the book is composed of official statements from Russian leaders who are seeking to define the next generation of Russian international relations. Among the statements is Vladimir Putin's illuminating essay on Russia at the turn of the century. It is here where Putin defines the Russian policy of a strong state, efficient economy, and social solidarity. In addition, former Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov provides a statement on the hopes and obstacles for international relations in the 21st century. The authors of the remaining three papers have also served as Prime Ministers or foreign ministers in the Russian government during the past decade. The final section of the book is composed of analysis from scholars and Russian foreign policy experts. The analysis addresses a wide range of topics from the crisis in Kosovo to Russian-Chinese relations. Here, the official documents, statements, and policies of the Russian Federation are cast in a different light, bringing to surface the tough questions, the challenges, and the promises that face Russian foreign policy in the future. Putin's "new course" or "foreign policy therapy" is analyzed by specialists who observe their subject at short range.

✦ Table of Contents

Table of Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 10
PART 1: DOCUMENTS......Page 16
1. “Belovezhskiie Agreements” (1991)......Page 18
2. Collective Security Treaty (1992)......Page 24
3. Charter of the Commonwealth of Independent States (1993)......Page 28
4. Foreign Policy Conception of The Russian Federation (1993)......Page 42
5. Agreement Between the Russian Federation, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan and the People’s Republic of China …......Page 80
6. Founding Act on Mutual Relations, Cooperation and Security Between the Russian Federation and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1997)......Page 90
7. Union Treaty Between Belarus and Russia (1997)......Page 100
8. Foreign Policy Conception of the Russian Federation (2000)......Page 104
9. Military Doctrine of the Russian Federation (2000)......Page 120
10. National Security Conception of the Russian Federation (2000)......Page 144
11. Dushanbe Declaration by the Heads of State of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the People’s Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation …......Page 162
12. Joint Statement by the Presidents of the Russian Federation and the United States of America on Principles of Strategic Stability (2000)......Page 168
13. Treaty on the Establishment of the Eurasian Economic Community (2000)......Page 170
14. Strategy for Development of Relations Between the Russian Federation and the European Union 2000–2010 (2000)......Page 180
15. Declaration on the Creation of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (2001)......Page 196
16. Treaty Between the Russian Federation and the United States of America on Strategic Offensive Reductions (2002)......Page 200
17. Declaration by Heads of State and Government of the Russian Federation and NATO Member States (2002)......Page 202
PART 2: STATEMENTS......Page 206
1. Strategy for Partnership......Page 208
2. International Relations on the Eve of the 21st Century: Problems and Prospects......Page 222
3. Russia at the Turn of the Millennium......Page 236
4. Russian Foreign Policy on the Eve of the 21st Century: Problems of Formation, Development and Continuity......Page 250
5. On the New Version of the National Security Conception of the Russian Federation......Page 284
PART 3: ANALYSIS......Page 294
1. International Relations after the Kosovo Crisis......Page 296
2. The Syndrome of “Absorption” in International Politics......Page 306
3. Russia’s Security in a Multipolar World......Page 326
4. The Phenomenon of Globalization and National Security Interests......Page 342
5. A New Turn in Russian–American Relations......Page 364
6. The Russian Bridge Over the Atlantic......Page 390
7. Back to the Concert......Page 398
8. The Backside of Foreign Policy: Internal Factors in the System of International Ties, Obligations and Projects of the Russian Federation......Page 418
9. Foreign Policy Therapy “a la Dr Putin”......Page 450
10. Putin’s “New Course” Is Now Firmly Set: What Next?......Page 458
11. The Chances and Challenges of the New World......Page 468
12. Do We Need Reform of Russian Foreign Policy?......Page 478
About the Contributors......Page 500
B......Page 502
C......Page 503
E......Page 504
I......Page 505
M......Page 506
P......Page 507
S......Page 508
U......Page 509
W......Page 510
Z......Page 511