TY - BOOK ID - 8832566 TI - Russian foreign policy : sources and implications. AU - Crane, Keith AU - Oliker, Olga. AU - Schwartz, Lowell H. AU - Yusupov, Catherine AU - USA. Air force PY - 2009 SN - 9780833046079 0833046071 9786612081682 1282081683 0833047132 9780833047137 9781282081680 PB - Santa Monica Rand DB - UniCat KW - Globalization KW - Political aspects KW - Russia (Federation) KW - United States KW - Foreign relations. KW - Strategic aspects. KW - Politics and government KW - Foreign relations KW - #SBIB:327H13 KW - #SBIB:328H262 KW - Global cities KW - Globalisation KW - Internationalization KW - International relations KW - Anti-globalization movement KW - Buitenlandse politiek: U.S.S.R. / GOS / Russische Federatie KW - Instellingen en beleid: Rusland en het GOS KW - E-books KW - Rossiyskaya Federatsiya KW - Rossiya (Federation) KW - Rossii︠a︡ (Federation) KW - Российская Федерация KW - Rossiĭskai︠a︡ Federat︠s︡ii︠a︡ KW - Російська Федерація KW - Rosiĭsʹka Federat︠s︡ii︠a︡ KW - Federazione della Russia KW - Russische Föderation KW - Federation of Russia KW - Urysye Federat︠s︡ie KW - Правительство России KW - Pravitelʹstvo Rossii KW - Правительство Российской Федерации KW - Pravitelʹstvo Rossiĭskoĭ Federat︠s︡ii KW - Правительство РФ KW - Pravitelʹstvo RF KW - Rosja (Federation) KW - O-lo-ssu (Federation) KW - Roshia Renpō KW - Federazione russa KW - OKhU KW - Orosyn Kholboony Uls KW - Russian Federation KW - RF KW - Russian S.F.S.R. KW - Eluosi (Federation) KW - 俄罗斯 (Federation) KW - RF (Russian Federation) KW - Россия (Federation) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8832566 AB - As Russia's economy has grown, so have the country's global involvement and influence, which often take forms that the United States neither expects nor likes, as the August 2008 conflict in Georgia demonstrated. Despite the two countries' many disagreements and the rising tension between them, the United States and Russia share some key interests and goals. In this monograph, the authors assess Russia's strategic interests and the factors that influence Russian foreign policy broadly. They examine Russia's domestic policies, economic development, and views of the world, as well as how these translate into security policies at home and abroad. They then consider the implications of Russia's evolving approaches for U.S. interests. The authors find that Russia's rising confidence will continue to create challenges for U.S. policymakers. The U.S. goal must therefore be to improve relations with Russia and build on shared views and shared interests, rather than to pursue coercive mechanisms that can easily backfire. Among other steps, the authors recommend that Washington vigorously pursue new arms control agreements with Moscow allay Russian fears about proposed U.S. missile defenses in Europe reevaluate its promotion of energy pipeline routes that circumvent Russia resume consistent, high-level consultations, including military-to-military contacts. If Russo-U.S. relations do not improve, the United States must find ways to keep poor relations with Russia from turning into adversarial ones. The Department of Defense and U.S. Air Force have important roles to play in either scenario. ER -