The "Russian Idea" in International Relations identifies different approaches within Russian Civilizational tradition - Russia's nationally distinctive way of thinking - by situating them within IR literature and connecting them…

This book focuses on Russia’s distinct concepts of the national interest and attempts to cooperate and compete with the West. It explains foreign policy by changes in Russia’s identity and…

Andrei Tsygankov proposes a novel interpretation of Russian foreign policy which emphasizes the role of conceptions of honor. He identifies patterns in Russia’s international behavior from the early nineteenth century…

Although many observers argue that US-Russia relations are a simple reflection of elites’ political and economic preferences in both countries, these preferences tend to arise from pre-existing belief systems that…