Introduction: Approaches ; Methodology ; Broader significance
1. Perception and Misperception: Russia Looking Inward and Out: The great identity debate ; Russia's post-Cold War role: the search for great powerhood ; Perceptions of the post-Cold War order ; Conclusions
2. The Russian Institutional Context: The Russian institutional landscape ; 'Challenger' states and Russian foreign policy-making ; Russian players in the Chinese context ; Russian players in the Iranian context ; Russian players in the Iraqi context ; Institutions influencing Russian engagement with 'challenger' states ; The Executive ; The Presidency ; Prime Minister Chernomyrdin ; The Russian Duma ; Ministries and related 'client' groups ; Ministry of Foreign Affairs ; Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations ; The Ministry of Defence and the military-industrial complex ; Ministry of Atomic Energy ; Ministry of Fuel and Energy and the oil and gas interests ; The oligarchs ; Conclusions
3. The Wounded Bear and the Rising Dragon: Factors in Russian policy towards China ; The economic dimension ; Military technology and weapons sales ; Nuclear technology sales ; Oil and gas cooperation ; Russian domestic security ; The Chinese threat ; Global dimension ; Conclusions
4. Partnership with Iran: The Lynchpin of the Axis of Evil? ; Factors in Russian policy towards Iran ; The economic dimension ; Nuclear technology sales ; Military technology and weapons sales ; Oil and gas cooperation ; Russian domestic security ; Regional dimension ; The Tajikistan conflict ; Afghanistan ; The Caspian sea ; Global dimension ; Too many sticks, not enough carrots: Americandeterrence policy ; Rejecting junior partnership: defying America ; Iran and the international context ; Keeping the Iranians in and the Americans out ; Conclusions
5. Russia and Saddam's Iraq: The Road to Nowhere: Factors in Russian policy towards Iraq ; The economic dimension ; United Nations Security Council sanctions ; Oil-for-food agreement ; Debt collection ; Post-sanctions contracts ; Russian domestic security ; Regional dimension ; Global dimension ; Great power aspirations ; UN diplomacy: giving Russia a voice ; The utility of multilateralism ; Conclusions
