Forging Russian Federation Foreign Policy

Publication Date: May 1992

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Mikhail Bezrukov

Research Area: Government

Keywords: Russia and Eurasia

Type: Report

Coverage: Former communist countries

Abstract:

Russian foreign policy mechanisms can become a useful tool for helping Russia through this critical period in its development, much as the foreign policy communities of Germany and Japan, for example, played important roles in defining and promoting the interests of their countries in the post-war decades. They were active, and displayed extraodinary energy, flexibility, and a taste for unconventional choices. It remains to be seen to what extent Russian Federation foreign policy players will find their own innovative spirit. For the moment, it probably is too early to draw conclusions. But given the pace of changes in the Russian Federation, it will not take long to find out.