Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The New Russia and the New World Order; 2 The Securitization of Russian Foreign Policy under Putin; 3 The Transformation of Russia's Military Doctrine in the Aftermath of Kosovo and Chechnya; 4 After the Empire: Russia's Emerging International Identity; 5 Putin's Foreign Policy after 11 September: Radical or Revolutionary?; 6 Russia and the Dual Expansion of Europe; 7 Russia's Place in European Defence; 8 Russian Strategic Uncertainty in an Era of US Tactical Intrusiveness
9 Opportunities and Challenges for Russia in the Nordic--Baltic Region10 Northern Europe: A New Web of Relations; 11 Russian Policy in the CIS under Putin; 12 The Security Dimension of Russia's Policy in South Central Asia; 13 The Role of Islam in Russia's Relations with Central Asia; 14 Russia in the Middle East: The Yeltsin Era and Beyond; 15 Russia between Europe and Asia: Some Aspects of Russia's Asian Policy; 16 Putin's Foreign Policy: Trans
Summary
This volume of essays dwells on the challenge facing Russia in establishing its new identity which will have a direct bearing on the course its foreign policy is likely to steer in the future