Understandings of Russian Foreign Policy

This collection of essays, with diverse perspectives and theoretical approaches, challenges the boundaries of scholarship on Russian foreign policy in the post-Soviet era. Drawing on archival sources and interviews, it covers issues such as Russia's decision to use military force in Chechnya.

Scholars from Asia, Europe, and North America working with the support of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs combine their efforts to bring us new insights into how Russia has conducted its foreign affairs since the fall of Communism. Drawing on both archival sources and interviews, they cover such major issues as Russia's decision to use military force in Chechnya, its reactions to NATO expansion, and its emergent relations with Japan and East Asia. The contributors are Eunsook Chung, Henrikki Heikka, Ted Hopf, Andrea Lopez, Hiroshi Kimura, Sergei Medvedev, and Christer Pursiainen.