Sources of Contemporary Russian Foreign Policy.

Abstract

This thesis systematically employs two explanatory theories for the study of Russian foreign policy, and tests these two theories against one another to determine their explanatory power. This thesis investigates Russian Federation foreign policy regarding three contemporary issues, the "near abroad", the Kuril Islands dispute, and the current Bosnian conflict. It conducts an analysis of Russian policy statements and doctrine during the period from the dissolution of the Soviet Union through the formation of the Russian Federation (from 1 January 1992 until August 1994). The analysis is based on hypotheses which seek to explain Russian foreign policy decisions with reference to two theoretical concepts: the concept of "balance of power" that emerges from political realism and the more recently developed concept of "strategic culture."

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA292822

Entities

People

  • David A. Welch

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cis
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Second World War
  • Sociopolitics
  • Treaties
  • Ussr

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Theoretical Analysis.