HELEN BELOPOLSKY holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in International Relations from St. Antony's College, University of Oxford, UK, and currently works at the Privy Council Office, Government of Canada.

• Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Perception and Misperception: Russia Looking Outward and In The Russian Institutional Context The Wounded Bear and the Rising Dragon Partnership with Iran: The Lynchpin of the Axis of Evil? Russia and Saddam's Iraq: The Road to Nowhere Conclusions Notes Bibliography Index

HELEN BELOPOLSKY holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in International Relations from St. Antony's College, University of Oxford, UK, and currently works at the Privy Council Office, Government of Canada.

• Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Perception and Misperception: Russia Looking Outward and In The Russian Institutional Context The Wounded Bear and the Rising Dragon Partnership with Iran: The Lynchpin of the Axis of Evil? Russia and Saddam's Iraq: The Road to Nowhere Conclusions Notes Bibliography Index

HELEN BELOPOLSKY holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in International Relations from St. Antony's College, University of Oxford, UK, and currently works at the Privy Council Office, Government of Canada.

• Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Perception and Misperception: Russia Looking Outward and In The Russian Institutional Context The Wounded Bear and the Rising Dragon Partnership with Iran: The Lynchpin of the Axis of Evil? Russia and Saddam's Iraq: The Road to Nowhere Conclusions Notes Bibliography Index