Author: crystleestell

Ted Hopf’s Co-Edited Book, “Understandings of Russian Foreign Policy,” Becomes a Critical Spectacle in the Field of IR to Study Contemporary Russian Foreign Policy

 A group of international scholars from North America, Asia and Europe teamed together under the support and guidance of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. They aimed to create a theoretical discussion that can help gain new insights into how contemporary Russia conducted its foreign affairs post the fall of communism. Since archived resources were not enough, they also drew on interviews pertaining to major issues surrounding Russia’s decisions about using military force in Chechnya. They also wanted to represent its reactions to the NATO expansion as well as its emergent relations with the East Asia and Japan. Ted Hopf ... Read more