033640000a22003850004500001001300000005001700013008003900030003000200069020003800071020003500109020003500144020003200179040001400211050001000225100001700235245009600252260003600348300005100384490003800435500005300473500004800526500001700574504005400591505022300645520161200868550003902480596000602519650005802525655002802583830003802611856016902649900001102818999001902829952013002848ocn31762318020101230233728.0110926s2009    cau     ob    000 0 eng   a9780833046079 (pbk. : alk. paper)  a0833046071 (pbk. : alk. paper)  a9780833047137 (electronic bk.)  a0833047132 (electronic bk.)  aUIAMbeng 4aDK2931 aOliker, Olga00aRussian foreign policybsources and implications /cby Olga Olikerh[electronic resource] :  aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c2009  av.: digital (xxv, 220 p.) :bdigital, PDF file1 aRAND Corporation monograph series  aTitle from PDF title page (viewed Apr. 2, 2009).  a"Prepared for the United States Air Force."  a"MG-768-AF."  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 197-220).0 aIntroduction -- Russia's domestic situation -- Russia's economy and Russian resources for defense -- Russian foreign policy -- Russia's defense and security policy -- Today's Russia: implications for the United States.  aAs Russia's economy has grown, so have the country's global involvement and influence, which often take forms that the United States neither expects nor likes, as the August 2008 conflict in Georgia demonstrated. Despite the two countries' many disagreements and the rising tension between them, the United States and Russia share some key interests and goals. In this monograph, the authors assess Russia's strategic interests and the factors that influence Russian foreign policy broadly. They examine Russia's domestic policies, economic development, and views of the world, as well as how these translate into security policies at home and abroad. They then consider the implications of Russia's evolving approaches for U.S. interests. The authors find that Russia's rising confidence will continue to create challenges for U.S. policymakers. The U.S. goal must therefore be to improve relations with Russia and build on shared views and shared interests, rather than to pursue coercive mechanisms that can easily backfire. Among other steps, the authors recommend that Washington vigorously pursue new arms control agreements with Moscow allay Russian fears about proposed U.S. missile defenses in Europe reevaluate its promotion of energy pipeline routes that circumvent Russia resume consistent, high-level consultations, including military-to-military contacts. If Russo-U.S. relations do not improve, the United States must find ways to keep poor relations with Russia from turning into adversarial ones. The Department of Defense and U.S. Air Force have important roles to play in either scenario.  aIssued by: RAND Project Air Force.  a1 0aGlobalizationxPolitical aspectszRussia (Federation)07aElectronic books (Form) 0aRand Corporation monograph series403NetLibraryuhttp://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=276606zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view full-text  abib-ia  c484052d518118  001040708EBOOKaIIUMbIIUMcEBOOKd2026-03-10g0.00oeb DK 293 O46R 2009p00010992587r2026-03-10 23:18:22t1v0.00yEBOOK