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.

Provides a comprehensive outlook on the contending roles of Russia in the international system (i.e. as a rising power and a great power) Offers quantitative outputs to help locate Russia in world politics with specific reference to global governance literature and concepts Assesses Russia's status in the international system with reference to other great powers and rising powers

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 Introduction.- 2. Stasis and Change: Russia and the Emergence of an Anti-Hegemonic World Order.- 3. Russia's European Policies in a Post-liberal World.- 4. Russia as a Regional Actor: Goals and Motivations.- 5. (Mis)interpreting the Eurasian Economic Union? Images of the EAEU in Russia and the West.- 6. Russia and China in Global Governance.- 7. Geopolitical Economy of Russia's Foreign Policy Duality in the Eurasian Landmass.- 8. Russia's Strategies Towards BRICS: Theory and Practice.- 9. Ukraine Between Russia and the West: Russian Challenge to Euro-Atlantic Security.- 10. Russia's Power Politics Towards Ukraine: Social Status Concerns and the Role of Emotions.- 11. Russia's New Policy Towards Aspiring Political Movements and Unrecognized States.- 12. Russia's Modern Foreign Policy Tools in Crimea and Syria.- 13. Assessing Russia's Middle East Policy After the Arab Uprisings: Prospects and Limitations.