Russia in the National Interest

by Gvosdev,Nikolas K.

• ISBN13: 9780765802132
• ISBN10: 0765802139
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-09-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Since its inception, The National Interest, the leading realist journal of international affairs, has devoted a good deal of attention to the relationship between Moscow and Washington, from the dying days of the Cold War to the prospect of true Russian-American partnership following 9/11. This work brings together the reflections and ruminations of statesmen, policymakers, and academics on developments and forecasts about one of the world's leading geo political actors. This edited volume is the third in a series of readers co-produced by The National Interest and Transaction Publishers. Each brings together in one place prescient analysis and provocative assessments, this case, about Russia, published in the last decade. For some of the contributors, Russia is to be viewed with suspicion, a state whose current weakness has only retarded, not extinguished, its hegemonic ambitions to dominate Eurasia. For others, Russia is a strategic partner and prospective ally. This volume tackles the hard questions. Readers have the opportunity to listen in on a number of the great debates surrounding Russia policy. Is Russia finished as a great power, or will its influence grow in the coming years? Can a true partnership be forged between Washington and Moscow based on common interests and values? To what extent can Russia be integrated into the institutions of the Euro-Atlantic community? Has American policy aided or harmed the course of market reforms and democratization over the past decade? Is the "war on terrorism" a sufficient foundation for a new U.S.-Russia relationship? How can conflicting interests, whether in Iran, Iraq, or North Korea, be dealt with? This book presents a fascinating andmultifaceted look at a country that is likely to remain a major factor in U.S. foreign policy in the twenty-first century. The list of distinguished contributors to this volume includes Zbigniew Brzezinski, William Odom, St

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Russian Dichotomy	vii
Nikolas K. Gvosdev
Part 1: Post-Soviet Expectations
1. Comrades in Arms: The Case for a Russian-American Defense Community	3	(16)
Fred Charles Iklé
2. Russia in Search of Itself	19	(6)
Sergei Stankevich
3. Four Comments on Sergei Stankevich's "Russia in Search of Itself	25	(8)
Leon Aron, Francis Fukuyama, Jim Hoagland and Bruce D. Porter
4. Why Russia Should Join NATO: From Containment to Concert	33	(18)
Coral Bell
Part 2: Russia: Ally or Adversary?
5. Dual Frustration: America, Russia, and the Persian Gulf	51	(12)
Stephen Sestanovich
6. All the Way: Crafting a U.S.-Russian Alliance	63	(14)
Robert Legvold
7. Living with Russia	77	(14)
Zbigniew Brzezinski
8. Geotherapy: Russia's Neuroses, and Ours	91	(14)
Stephen Sestanovich
9. Don't Isolate Us: A Russian View of NATO Expansion	105	(10)
Alexey K Pushkov
Part 3: Culture and Society
10. Tainted Transactions: Harvard, the Chubais Clan, and Russia's Ruin	115	(16)
Janine R. Wedel
11. Tainted Transactions: An Exchange	131	(16)
Jeffrey D. Sachs, Anders Åslund, and others
12. The Great Transformation	147	(14)
Zbigniew Brzezinski
13. A Skeptical Look at Aid to Russia	161	(8)
Nicholas Eberstadt
14. Has Democracy Failed Russia?	169	(14)
Peter Rutland
15. The Russian Aid Mess	183	(8)
Charles Flickner
16. Russia's Crisis, America's Complicity	191	(18)
Dimitri K. Sunes
Part 4: Russia Under Putin
17. Realism about Russia	209	(14)
William E. Odom
18. Odom's Russia: A Forum	223	(20)
Martin Malia, Jack F. Matlock, Jerry F. Hough, Geoffrey Hosking, Alexey K. Pushkov, Robert Legvold, Henry Trofimenko, and William E. Odom
19. The Higher Police	243	(10)
Laurent Murawiec and Clifford Gadely
20. Moscow Nights, Eurasian Dreams	253	(8)
Nikolas K. Gvosdev
Afterword	261
Paul J. Saunders