1st Edition

Russian Foreign Policy and the CIS

By Nicole J. Jackson Copyright 2003

    This book investigates the options, the debates and the ensuing policies of the fledgling Russian government. It examines the evolution of policy from the collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1991 until the Presidential elections in June 1996.
    Analysing Russia's actions in the context of contemporary foreign policy theory, Nicole J. Jackson discusses and compares three key conflicts: the separatist war between Moldova and Transdniestria; the separatist war between Georgia and Abkhazia and the civil war in Tajikistan. It will be of interest to students and researchers of international relations, security, foreign policy analysis and Russian studies.

    1. Introduction2. Ideas and Political Debates in Theoretical Approaches to Foreign Policy Development3. Foreign Policy Ideas and Their Manifestations in Key Foreign Policy Orientations4. Russian Domestic Politics and the Evolution in Debates About Foreign and Military Policy Towards the CIS States, 1991-65. Russia's Political Debates and Military Involvement in the Moldova-Transdniestria Conflict6. Russia's Political Debates and Military Involvement in the Georgia-Abkhazia Conflict7. Russia's Political Debates and Military Involvement in the Tajik Conflict8. Conclusions

    Biography

    Nicole J. Jackson is a Lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia, Canada. She is an expert in security studies and foreign policy analysis, particularly regarding Russia, the Transcaucasus and Central Asia.