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Russia and the West from Alexander to Putin
Andrei P. Tsygankov
其他書名
Honor in International Relations
出版
Cambridge University Press
, 2012-06-28
主題
Business & Economics / International / General
History / Europe / General
History / Russia / General
History / Modern / 20th Century / General
History / Social History
Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Political Science / International Relations / General
Political Science / Political Process / General
ISBN
1107025524
9781107025523
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Wkx_zdMFehcC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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"The student of politics who looks only at patterns of behavior but leaves out the meaning that actors give to their own and to each other's conduct turns into a specialist of shadows." Robert Legvold The Question of Russia's International Motives From a weak and inward-looking nation in the 1990s, Russia has emerged into a power that is increasingly capable of defending its international prestige using available economic and military means. Throughout the 2000s, it has exploited its energy clout to expand Russian business relations abroad and cemented its military presence in the strategic area of the Caucasus by defeating Georgia's attack on South Ossetia. In a world that is increasingly post-American and post-Western, Russia is likely to remain an influential power in the critically important Eurasian region. Even the unprecedented rise of China does not change the fact that Russia possesses a large arsenal of nuclear weapons, abundant supplies of natural resources, and the longest geographic border in the world. With a seat on the United Nations Security Council and membership in international organizations such as BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Russia will continue to play a prominent role in world affairs. The global financial meltdown revealed Russia's economic vulnerability, but did not principally undermine its capabilities to export energy to both Europe and Asia"--