An examination of why Russia chose to jeopardize its embryonic partnership with the West in favour of alignment with states like China, Iran and Iraq and what this means for the stability of the emerging international system.

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HELEN BELOPOLSKY holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in International Relations from St. Antony's College, University of Oxford, UK, and currently works at the Privy Council Office, Government of Canada.

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Book Title: Russia and the Challengers
Book Subtitle: Russian Alignment with China, Iran and Iraq in the Unipolar Era
Authors: Helen Belopolsky
Series Title: St Antony's Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230583276
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-54549-6Published: 20 November 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-36103-8Published: 01 January 2009
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-58327-6Published: 11 December 2015
Series ISSN: 2633-5964
Series E-ISSN: 2633-5972
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 264
Topics: International Relations, Russian and Post-Soviet Politics, Political Science, Military and Defence Studies, Diplomacy

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction

Perception and Misperception: Russia Looking Inward and Out

The Russian Institutional Context

The Wounded Bear and the Rising Dragon

Partnership with Iran: The Lynchpin of the Axis of Evil?

Russia and Saddam’s Iraq: The Road to Nowhere

Conclusion

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