Routledge Handbook of Russian Foreign Policy - 9781138690448

Taylor & Francis

Routledge Handbook of Russian Foreign PolicyAuthor(s): Andrei Tsygankov\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138690448, 978-1138690448\nSynopsis\nProviding a comprehensive overview of Russias foreign policy directions, this handbook brings together an international team of scholars to develop a complex treatment of Russias foreign policy. The chapters draw from numerous theoretical traditions by incorporating ideas of domestic institutions, considerations of national security and international recognition as sources of the nations foreign policy. Covering critically important subjects such as Russias military interventions in Ukraine and Syria, the handbook is divided into four key parts:\n\nPart I explores the social and material conditions in which Russias foreign policy is formed and implemented.\n\nPart II investigates tools and actors that participate in policy making including diplomacy, military, media, and ot.