Russia's Foreign Policy

Drawing on both Russian and Western sources, Tsygankov shows how Moscow's policies have shifted under different leaders' visions of Russia's national interests.

Andrei P. Tsygankov is a professor of International Relations at San Francisco State University.

Tables Note on the Transliteration Chronology of Key Foreign Policy Events, 1979-2022 Preface 1. Understanding Change and Continuity in Russia's Foreign Policy 2. The Cold War Crisis and the New Thinking, 1985-1991 3. The Post-Soviet Decline and Attempts at Cooperation, 1991-2004 4. Recovery and Assertiveness, 2005-2011 5. Civilizational Turn and New Assertiveness, 2012-2020 6. The Russia-West Crisis, the War in Ukraine, and a Post-Western World, 2021- 7. Conclusion and Lessons Further Reading Essay Questions Topics for Discussion or Simulation