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. Divided into two parts and featuring contributions by experts in the field, this work is a systematic effort to reassess the status of Russia's modernization efforts in this context.

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