New balance of power: Russia in search of foreign policy equilibrium

After 2014, Russia became noticeably more active in foreign policy, but there is no clear strategy yet. In the days of the USSR, the United States and I competed for influence around the world, and after 1991 for some time tried to integrate into the west. Do we need to become superpower again? How to balance internal capabilities and activity outside the country? How to build relationships with my closest neighbors, including China? Do we have points of contact with the USA and Western Europe? The new book of Russian international Dmitry Train is an invitation to a wide discussion on the most important issues of Russia"s foreign policy. The author considers the foundations on which Russia"s relations with other states are built - such as sovereignty, national interest, international law, and balance of power. Gives an overview of the foreign policy of Moscow under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin. Analyzing the successes, failures and mistakes of the recent past, the author offers to reflect on how to build an independent and equilibrium foreign policy in a rapidly changing world