Download or read book Russian Foreign Policy in the 21st Century written by R. Kanet and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-10-29 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the collapse of the Soviet Union expectations were high that a 'new world order' was emerging in which Russia and the other former Soviet republics would join the Western community of nations. That has not occurred. This volume explains the reasons for this failure and assesses likely future developments in that relationship