This volume seeks to explore Russia's perceptions of the changing international system in the twenty-first century and evaluate the determinants of Russian motives, roles and strategies towards a number of contemporary regional and global issues. The chapters of the volume discuss various aspects of Russian foreign policy with regard to key actors like the U.S., EU and China; international organizations such as the BRICS, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Eurasian Economic Union and Collective Security Treaty Organization; and a number of regional conflicts including Ukraine and Syria. The contributors seek to understand how the discourses of "anti-Westernism" and "post-Westernism" are employed in the redefinition of Russia's relations with the other actors of the international system and how Russia perceives the concept of "regional hegemony," particularly in the former Soviet space and the Middle East. Emel Parlar Dal is Associate Professor in the Department of International Relations at Marmara University, Turkey. Emre Ersen is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Marmara University, Turkey.

Autorentext
Emel Parlar Dal is Associate Professor in the Department of International Relations at Marmara University, Turkey.
Emre Eren is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Marmara University, Turkey.

Inhalt
1.Russia and the Changing International System: An IntroductionEmel PARLAR DAL & Emre EREN
2.Stasis and Change: Russia and the Emergence of an Anti-Hegemonic World OrderRichard SAKWA
3.Russia's European Policies in a Post-Liberal WorldAndrey MAKARYCHEV
4.Russia as a Regional Actor: Goals and MotivationsJeanne L. WILSON
5.(Mis)interpreting the Eurasian Economic Union?: Images of the EAEU in Russia and the WestAlexander LIBMAN
6.Russia and China in Global GovernanceMarcin KACZMARSKI
7.Geopolitical Economy of Russia's Foreign Policy Duality in the Eurasian LandmassEmre ER & Volkan ÖZDEMR
8.Russia's Strategies towards BRICS: Theory and PracticeAlexander SERGUNIN
9.Ukraine between Russia and the West: Russian Challenge to Euro-Atlantic SecuritySergii GLEBOV
10.Russia's Power Politics towards Ukraine: Social Status Concerns and the Role of EmotionsRegina HELLER
11.Russia's New Policy towards Aspiring Political Movements and Unrecognized States Victor JEIFETS & Nikolay DOBRONRAVIN
12.Russia's Modern Foreign Policy Tools in Crimea and Syria Philipp CASULA
13.Assessing Russia's Middle East Policy after the Arab Uprisings: Prospects and Limitations Alexey KHLEBNIKOV