The Wellsprings of Russian Foreign Policy

Abstract

The major product of this research are: A layman's description of Russia appearing to be righting itself after years of instability under General Secretary Gorbachev and president Yelstin. Backed by continued high popularity ratings, a more docile legislature, and a constitution that vests enormous powers in the Executive Branch, Putin has begun the task of reconstituting a centralized state after years of drift under his predecessors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA403914

Entities

People

  • Robert E. Patterson Jr

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Cis
  • Cold War
  • Economic Systems
  • Globalization
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Market Economy
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Science
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociopolitics
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.