Russia and America: From Rivalry to Reconciliation

Compiled against the background of the enormous sociopolitical change in China between 1970 and 1990, this work provides a detailed lexicography of political and social life in China. It includes 1600 entries, each averaging half a page in length. Part 1 Russia and America in the Post-Cold War World; Chapter 1 New Russia and the United States, Victor L. Israelyan; Part 2 Domestic Determinants of Russia’s Foreign Policy; Chapter 2 Constitutional Politics: The Russian Constitutional Court as a New Kind of Institution, Donald D. Barry; Chapter 3 Conservative Politics in Russia: Implications for U.S.-Russian Relations, Nicolai N. Petro; Chapter 4 Russia: Federalism, Regionalism, and Nationality Claims, Robert J. Osborn; Part 3 Regional Issues; Chapter 5 Ukraine and Russian-American Relations, William C. Bodie; Chapter 6 Central Asia and the New Russian-American Rapprochement, Martha Brill Olcott; Part 4 Functional Issues; Chapter 7 Russian-American Cooperation in Policing Crime, George Ginsburgs; Chapter 8 The New Nuclear Equation, David T. Twining; Part 5 Foreign Policy; Chapter 9 Germany as a Factor in U.S.-Russian Relations: An Essay on a Growing “Invisible” Challenge, Yaroslav Bilinsky; Chapter 10 Russia, America, and Northeast Asia After the Cold War, Rajan Menon; Chapter 11 The Russian Federation and the Middle East: An Evolving Relationship, Oles M. Smolansky; Part 6 Overview; Chapter 12 Russia and America in Strategic Perspective, Alvin Z. Rubinstein; Chapter 13 International Politics and U.S.-Russian Relations, Henry Trofimenko;