A comprehensive assessment of Soviet relations with the West, set in the context of the emergence of a new Russia. This volume anlayzes the formulation of foreign policy during the period from the first decade of the Bolshevik Revolution, through the gradual erosion of ideological differences.

In this much-anticipated revision of their unique text, the editors bring together fifteen top scholars to highlight the importance of both internal and external forces in foreign policymaking.

Providing a current assessment of the major developments in Russian foreign policy since the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991, the book begins with an examination of the emerging trends in Russian policy and the impact of domestic political and economic factors on Russian policy. Succeeding chapters outline the development of Russian policy in the major geographic regions of the world: the new states of the 'near abroad', Central Europe and the Balkans, the West, Asia, the Middle East, and the developing countries.

This textbook examines Soviet thinking in the economic, political and military spheres, linking domestic and foreign policies. Part One describes the evolution of its foreign policy; Part Two, details the impact it had on the rest of the world (by region).

Katz undersøger Sovjetunionens politik overfor staterne på den arabiske halvø og peger på tre mulige strategier, som kunne sikre Sovjet kontrol med disse stater, af hvis olie den vestlige civilisation fremdeles er afhængig. Han anbefaler derfor forskellige modtræk. Nordyemen, Sydyemen, Oman, Saudi Arabien, Kuwait, Forenede Arabiske Emirater, Bahrain og Qatar.

En analyse af Soviets udenrigspolitik siden 2. verdenskrig og et forsøg på at forstå Sovjets holdning over for de kapitalistiske stormagter.