Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.

Introduction -- Geopolitics, geo-strategy, and foreign policy. Geo-strategy and Russia's vision of the new world order. Practical politics and international relations. Strategic partnerships in brief. Testing geopolitical convictions -- Domestic reforms. The strategy of reforms. The litmus test : civil-military relations. Military reform and Russia's future defence -- Present and future integration channels. New security systems and Russia's long-term engagement strategy. Conclusions: net results--systemic changes.