An assessment of the explanatory utility of different approaches to account for post-Soviet Russia's foreign policy towards the West, arguing that only by focusing both on external constraints and changes in the Russian leadership's foreign policy thinking can we explain major facets of Russia's conduct from 1992-2007.

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CHRISTIAN THORUN writes on Russian foreign policy from his home in Berlin. He was a Cecil Rhodes Scholar and received his PhD in International Relations from the University of Oxford, UK. He now works as a policy advisor.

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List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction PART I: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND ANALYSIS OF DISCOURSE Framework for Analysis Evolution of the Russian Leadership's Foreign Policy Thinking PART II: CASE STUDY ANALYSIS Russia's Approaches towards NATO Russia's Responses to the Balkan Crisis (1992-1999) Russia's Response to 11 September 2001 Terrorist Attacks PART III: IMPLICATIONS Conclusion References Recommended Readings Index