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Book SynopsisAttempting to portray events as seen from the Russian perspective, Black (Russian and Soviet history, Carleton U., Canada) explores the development of Russian foreign policy from Vladimir Putin's 1999 appointment as acting president to the May 2002 summit between him and George W. Bush. He first off
Trade Review[Black] highlights some interesting but neglected source material and, in doing so, provides an important counterbalance to the western-based analyses that dominate foreign thinking about Russia. More generally, his detailed description of events, policy statements, and international agreements offers a good reference base to scholars in the field. * International Affairs *
Black's book is the most massively detailed examination of the foreign policy of Putin available, as far as I know, anywhere. * The Virginia Quarterly Review *
Professor Black gives us the Russian view of the world by examining the first years of the Putin presidency. The book is, first, detailed history of the regime's foreign policy from December 1999 to May 2002. Second, it presents an analysis of the main areas of foreign policy concern. The sources are almost entirely Russian, which provides the reader with invaluable insights into the political mind of the Russian leadership, particularly that of Putin….Splendid book. -- J. Frank Harrison, St. Xavier University * International Journal, Spring 2005 *
Black presents the results of extensive research in the Russian press on key issues in Russian foreign policy from early 2000 through the middle of 2002. Recommended. * CHOICE *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction: Where We Were in January 2000 Part 2 Part I: Two and a Half Years of Foreign Policy Experimenting Chapter 3 Yeltsin's Legacy 1999 Chapter 4 Setting the Stage Chapter 5 Summitry and Beyond Chapter 6 Negotiating from Strength Chapter 7 The Mandate Revisited Chapter 8 From Axis of Evil to Vladimir and George Chapter 9 Wind Down Part 10 Part II: The Two-Headed Eagle Looks east and West Chapter 11 Debating Security and Defense Chapter 12 The Caucasus Vortex Chapter 13 Ukraine and Belarus Chapter 14 Reintegrating Eurasia: The CIS and Central Asia Chapter 15 Reintegrating Eurasia: Courting China and India Chapter 16 The Rogue States Chapter 17 Conclusion: Where We Were in May 2002
