Alexander J. Motyl, Blair A. Ruble, Lilia Shevtsova

Russia's Reintegration into the West; I: Transformation: Obstacles and Possibilities; 1: Citizenship, Borders, and National Identity; 2: Russian Legal Culture, Civil Society, and Chances for Westernization; 3: Russian Culture and Integration into the West; 4: Public Opinion and Pro-Western Interest Groups in Russia; 5: Political Leadership in Russia's Transformation; 6: Making a Good Entrance; II: Integration: Obstacles and Possibilities; 7: The European Union's Policies Toward Russia; 8: European Union-Russia Relations; 9: Russia's Integration with the West and the States "in Between"; 10: "Greater Central Asia," Russia, and the West; 11: Russia-European Union-Germany After September 11 and Iraq; 12: Russia, the European Union, and NATO After September 11; 13: America and Russia Paradoxes of Partnership; 14: Russia's Security Integration with America and Europe; Integrating Russia into the West

The Putin and Bush presidencies, the 9/11 attack, and the war in Iraq have changed the dynamics of Russian-European-US relations and strained the Western alliance. Featuring contributions by leading experts in the field, this work is the first systematic effort to reassess the status of Russia's modernization efforts in this context. Part I examines political, economic, legal, and cultural developments in Russia for evidence of convergence with Western norms. In Part II, the contributors systematically analyze Russia's relations with the European Union, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the United States in light of new security concerns and changing economic and power relationships.