This is an excellent book dealing with a subject area that has received far too little attention from western scholars. The immediate problem in dealing with such difficult terrain as the domestic sources of a country's foreign policy rests on the large number of these sources. This volume survey an impressive list of these in a clear, analytical and detailed style ... this book does admirable justice as one of the first to provide us with an insight into nearly the full range of domestic sources which shape Russian foreign policy. It is therefore a welcome addition to the study of post-Soviet Russian security policy.

This is an excellent book dealing with a subject area that has received far too little attention from western scholars. The immediate problem in dealing with such difficult terrain as the domestic sources of a country's foreign policy rests on the large number of these sources. This volume survey an impressive list of these in a clear, analytical and detailed style ... this book does admirable justice as one of the first to provide us with an insight into nearly the full range of domestic sources which shape Russian foreign policy. It is therefore a welcome addition to the study of post-Soviet Russian security policy.

This is an excellent book dealing with a subject area that has received far too little attention from western scholars. The immediate problem in dealing with such difficult terrain as the domestic sources of a country's foreign policy rests on the large number of these sources. This volume survey an impressive list of these in a clear, analytical and detailed style ... this book does admirable justice as one of the first to provide us with an insight into nearly the full range of domestic sources which shape Russian foreign policy. It is therefore a welcome addition to the study of post-Soviet Russian security policy.