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Russia and Eurasia - Books

Russia and Eurasia-related Chatham House books are listed below.

America and a Changed World: A Question of Leadership
May 2010

At a time of economic crisis and involvement in two wars, President Barack Obama took office calling for a renewal of America's global leadership. In this book, senior resident and affiliated scholars offer perspectives...

Axis of Convenience: Moscow, Beijing and the New Geopolitics
October 2008

This book cuts through the myth-making and examines the Sino-Russian partnership on its own merits. It steers between the overblown interpretation of an anti-Western (particularly, anti-US) alliance and the complacent...

Putin's Russia and the Enlarged Europe
November 2006

This authoritative work examines recent changes in Russia's relations with the EU and NATO and explores the patterns of support for these various orientations among its own elites and public.Investigates Russian...

Ukrainian-Nato Relations and New Prospects for Peacekeeping
February 2003

Ukraine's cooperation with NATO is extensive and varied and has become an important expression of the country's Euroatlantic foreign and security policy orientation. This cooperation has expanded steadily since Ukraine...

Vladimir Putin and the Evolution of Russian Foreign Policy
February 2003

Few world leaders of recent times have excited as much interest and speculation as Russian president Vladimir Putin. Emerging from virtual obscurity, he has become the symbol of a resurgent nation, committed to both...

Poland and Ukraine
December 2002

The book outlines the traditionally difficult relations between Poland and Ukraine and assesses the changes in the last decade, which have resulted in very constructive bilateral relations between the two states. The...

Tajikistan
December 2001

This paper analyses the internal and external dynamics of the Tajik conflict, assessing the relative weight of political, ideological, ethnic and regional factors. It also considers the impact of developments in...

Islam in the CIS
October 2001

“Essential reading to both students of Islam and those who are interested in understanding the political and religious situation in the former Soviet states” Anna Zelkina, School of Oriental and African Studies,...

Central Asian Security
March 2001

This volume is the first comprehensive scholarly analysis of the strategic reconfiguration of Central Asia as Russia has become more disengaged from the CIS states in the region and they have developed new relations to...

Federalism and Conflict in the Caucasus
March 2001

This paper analyses the relevance of federalism to the circumstances of conflict in the South Caucasus. It considers difficulties in implementing federative structures in the region and the consequences for political...

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