This book brings together leading experts on Russia's foreign relations, providing the most comprehensive coverage of contemporary Russian foreign policy currently available in a single volume. Detailed case studies of relations with specific countries and regions are complemented by chapters that examine the process of decision-making and conflict among domestic institutional actors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- List of acronyms -- Soviet foreign policy, 1917-1991 / Peter Shearman -- Russian foreign policy decision-making / Neil Malcolm -- Russian relations with the "near abroad" / Wynne Russell -- Russian policy toward Central and Eastern Europe / Mike Bowker -- Russian policy toward Western Europe : the German axis ; Russian policy toward the United States / Peter Shearman -- Russian policy toward Japan / Robert F. Miller -- Russian policy toward China / Eugene Bazhanov -- Russian policy toward the two Koreas / Yoke T. Soh -- Russian policy toward Vietnam / Carlyle A. Thayer -- Russian policy toward India : a relationship on hold / Ramesh Thakur -- Russian policy toward Latin America and Cuba / Yuri Pavlov -- Russian policy toward Central Asia and the Middle East / Amin Saikal -- Russia's new agenda in sub-Saharan Africa / Robert G. Patman -- About the book -- About the editor and contributors -- Index.