ABSTRACT
First Published in 2015. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|9 pages
The Impact of the International Environment
Theoretical and Methodological Considerations
chapter 2|20 pages
Western Efforts to Shape Post-Soviet Behavior
Contemporary Developments in Historical Perspective
chapter 5|20 pages
Conflict Resolution and Peace Operations in the Former Soviet Union
Is There a Role for Security Institutions?
chapter 7|20 pages
China, Japan, and the Post-Soviet Upheaval
Global Opportunities and Regional Risks
chapter 11|33 pages
The Economic Transformation Process in the Post-Soviet States
The Role of Outside Actors
chapter 13|24 pages
Neoliberal Economic Reform and the Consolidation of Democracy in Russia
Or Why Institutions and Ideas Might Matter More than Economics
chapter 14|28 pages
Bringing the Rule of Law to Russia and the Newly Independent States
The Role of the West in the Transformation of the Post-Soviet Legal Systems
chapter 15|29 pages
U.S. Assistance to the Newly Independent States
When Good Things Come in Smaller Packages
