Introduction: Russian foreign policy as complex phenomenon -- Ideological foundations of Russian foreign policy -- Analysis of the key foreign policy documents of Russian Federation -- The West as most significnt "other" in Russian foreign policy -- With the West, against the West, with China for a great Russia -- Conclusion: Russia under construction
Summary
Well argued and balanced, Leichtova provides an alternative and more constructive understanding of what drives Russian foreign policy. The book is based on the concepts of constructivism and orientalism in international relations to analyse the policies of the Russian Federation, whilst highlighting that Russian foreign policy is complex phenomenon constructed from internal as well as external developments, perceptions and expectations
