This volume seeks to explore Russia’s perceptions of the changing international system in the twenty-first century and evaluate the determinants of Russian motives, roles and strategies towards a number of contemporary regional and global issues. The chapters of the volume discuss various aspects of Russian foreign policy with regard to key actors like the U.S., EU and China; international organizations such as the BRICS, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Eurasian Economic Union and Collective Security Treaty Organization; and a number of regional conflicts including Ukraine and Syria. The contributors seek to understand how the discourses of “anti-Westernism” and “post-Westernism” are employed in the redefinition of Russia’s relations with the other actors of the international system and how Russia perceives the concept of “regional hegemony,” particularly in the former Soviet space and the Middle East.
Author(s): Emel Parlar Dal, Emre Erşen
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 252
Tags: Russia, International System
Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv
Russia and the Changing International System: An Introduction (Emel Parlar Dal, Emre Erşen)....Pages 1-16
Stasis and Change: Russia and the Emergence of an Anti-hegemonic World Order (Richard Sakwa)....Pages 17-37
Russia’s European Policies in a Post-liberal World (Andrey Makarychev)....Pages 39-57
Russia as a Regional Actor: Goals and Motivations (Jeanne L. Wilson)....Pages 59-76
(Mis)interpreting the Eurasian Economic Union? Images of the EAEU in Russia and the West (Alexander Libman)....Pages 77-94
Russia and China in Global Governance (Marcin Kaczmarski)....Pages 95-112
Geopolitical Economy of Russia’s Foreign Policy Duality in the Eurasian Landmass (Emre İşeri, Volkan Özdemir)....Pages 113-131
Russia’s Strategies Towards BRICS: Theory and Practice (Alexander Sergunin)....Pages 133-152
Ukraine Between Russia and the West: Russian Challenge to Euro-Atlantic Security (Sergii V. Glebov)....Pages 153-168
Russia’s Power Politics Towards Ukraine: Social Status Concerns and the Role of Emotions (Regina Heller)....Pages 169-186
Russia’s New Policy Towards Aspiring Political Movements and Unrecognized States (Victor Jeifets, Nikolay Dobronravin)....Pages 187-204
Russia’s “Modern” Foreign Policy Tools in Crimea and Syria (Philipp Casula)....Pages 205-223
Assessing Russia’s Middle East Policy After the Arab Uprisings: Prospects and Limitations (Alexey Khlebnikov)....Pages 225-243
