The International Politics of Eurasia: V. 10: The International Dimension of Post-Communist Transitions in Russia and the New States of Eurasia

First Published in 2015. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company. This Concluding Volume Of The International Politics Of Eurasia Series Takes On The Challenge Of Specifying The Forces At Work In The International Environment Of Russia And The New Independent States And Gauging The Impact Of External Actors On Developments In This Region. Preface / Karen Dawisha And Bruce Parrott. The Impact Of The International Environment : Theoretical And Methodological Considerations / George W. Breslauer -- Western Efforts To Shape Post-soviet Behavior : Contemporary Developments In Historical Perspective / Raymond L. Garthoff -- The Transformation Of Russian Foreign Policy / Alvin Z. Rubinstein -- Russia And Security In Europe / Michael Mccgwire -- Conflict Resolution And Peace Operations In The Former Soviet Union : Is There A Role For Security Institutions? / Celeste A. Wallander -- The Roots Of American Goals For Eurasia / George H. Quester -- China, Japan, And The Post-soviet Upheaval : Global Opportunities And Regional Risks / Gilbert Rozman -- The Role Of Turkey And Iran In Incorporating The Former Soviet Republics Into The World System / Kemal H. Karpat -- (cont.) Germany And The Post-soviet States / Angela Stent -- German And American Assistance To The Post-soviet States : The Role Of Outside Actors / Gertrude Schroeder -- External Finance, Policy Conditionalities, And Transition Form Central Planning / Bartlomeij Kaminski And Zhen Kun Wang -- Neoliberal Economic Reform And The Consolidation Of Democracy In Russia : Or Why Institutions And Ideas Might Matter More Than Economics / Yitzhak M. Brudny -- Bringing The Rule Of Law To Russia And The Newly Independent States : Role Of The West In The Transformation Of The Post-soviet Legal Systems / Robert Sharlet -- (cont.) U.s. Assistance To The Newly Independent States : When Good Things Come In Smaller Packages / Nancy Lubin -- The Role Of External Assistance On Environmental And Health Policies In Russia / Murray Feshbach -- The Interaction Between Internal And External Agency In Post-communist Transitions / Karen Dawish And Michael Turner. Editor, Karen Dawisha. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. First Published in 2015. This book is the last in a series of ten volumes produced by the Russian Littoral Project. This volume shapes the view that despite the dramatic growth of high-quality Western scholarship on post-Soviet developments, the interaction between external influences and trends in Russia and the other post-Soviet countries has not received systematic analysis. The influence of outside actors on post-Soviet affairs is poorly understood.