Russia's Foreign Policy: Change and Continuity

Andrei P. Tsygankov

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This clear and comprehensive text explores the past thirty years of Soviet/Russian international relations, comparing foreign policy formation under Gorbachev, Yeltsin, Medvedev, and Putin. Challenging conventional views of Moscow's foreign policy, Andrei Tsygankov shows that definitions of national interest depend on visions of national identity and is rooted both in history and domestic politics. Yet the author also highlights the role of the external environment in affecting the balance of power among competing domestic groups. Drawing on both Russian and Western sources, Tsygankov shows how Moscow's policies have shifted under different leaders' visions of Russia's national interests. He gives an overview of the ideas and pressures that motivated Russian foreign policy in six different periods: the Gorbachev era of the late 1980s, the liberal "Westernizers" era under Kozyrev in the early 1990s, the relatively hardline statist policy under Primakov, the more pragmatic course of limited cooperation under Putin and then Medvedev, and the assertive policy Putin has implemented since his return to power, most importantly in his invasion of Ukraine which began in 2022.

Book Details

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publish Date: Jun 26th, 2025
Pages: 328
Language: English
Edition: undefined - 0007
Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 1.00in - 1.00lb
EAN: 9798881808617
Categories: • World - Russian & Soviet• Comparative Politics• International Relations - General

About the Author

Tsygankov, Andrei P.: - Andrei P. Tsygankov is a professor of International Relations at San Francisco State University.