Abstract Russia’s power resources have recovered significantly since the start of the twenty-first century and with that recovery the Kremlin has become more assertive in…
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Abstract From Moscow’s perspective, Russian-Western relations are competitive but not antagonistic. Russia does not crave world domination, and its leaders do not dream of restoring…
Abstract Just 15 years after the Cold War’s end, hopes of integrating Russia into the West have been dashed, and the Kremlin has started creating…
Abstract As Russia’s economy has grown, so have the country’s global involvement and influence, which often take forms that the United States neither expects nor…
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Abstract This article discusses the development of Soviet/Russian international relations (IR) studies starting from the end of Second World War until the present. It reveals…
Summary This report focuses on the structuration of new nationalist think tanks close to the Kremlin. For some years now, Russian leaders have refused to remain content…
Abstract The question whether Russia is part of the Western world has plagued Russian intellectuals and Western observers alike for the past two centuries. The…
Summary A review of America’s post-Soviet strategy toward Russia is long overdue. The illusions that once guided policy are now at an end. What is…
Abstract The roots of Putin’s Plan lie not in Marxism-Leninism, but in Western business theory. True to these roots, Putin is orchestrating the election of…
Summary Once again, it appears that Russia is marching to the forefront of the international stage. Anne L. Clunan’s analysis of Russia’s resurgence convincingly argues…
Summary Russia projects a sense of renewed power and prominence on the world stage; by 2020 it’s expected to emerge as the fifth-largest economy in…
Summary This book studies the impact of cultural factors on the course of military innovations. One would expect that countries accustomed to similar technologies would…
Summary For the past sixty years, the U.S. government has assumed that Japan’s security policies would reinforce American interests in Asia. The political and military…
Abstract Which Japanese leader will emerge to help build a consensus among the country’s strategic choices: constructing a national identity as a great or middle…
Abstract This article argues that the dual identities of political rivals and regional leaders have been of critical importance in determining China and Japan’s regional…
