Russia and the World

Natalia Tsvetkova is professor of American studies at Saint-Petersburg State University.

Russia and the World: Understanding International Relations, edited by Natalia Tsvetkova, is an accessible volume of essays by scholars from St. Petersburg State University in Russia.... Overall, the book provides a solid analysis of Russian perspectives on a range of theoretical, methodological, and practical issues within the field of IR. The volume is highly relevant given the present state of play with regard to questions about Russia’s role in regional and global affairs.... Russia and the World: Understanding International Relations, is a timely addition to the growing literature on Russia’s role in IR.

• Chapter 1Theories of International RelationsChapter 2Methodology and Methods of International and Area StudiesChapter 3Geopolitical and Geostrategic Approaches to the Study of International RelationsChapter 4Origins of the Modern International SystemChapter 5International Political EconomyChapter 6International Conflicts and Conflict ManagementChapter 7International Arms Control RegimesChapter 8Mapping New Actors and New Boundaries in International Relations SystemChapter 9International OrganizationsChapter 10International Environmental PoliticsChapter 11Soft Power and Public DiplomacyChapter 12Modern Russia: its Origin and TransformationChapter 13The Economy of RussiaChapter 14National Security of RussiaChapter 15Eurasian Economic Union in the Russian Foreign PolicyChapter 16The Arctic Region and the «New North»: The Russian ApproachChapter 17EU—Russian RelationsChapter 18US—Russian Relations