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Publisher Brookings Institution
Release Date October 2003
450 pages
ISBN 0815731736
$19.95
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Contents
Acknowledgments vii
1 Power and Purpose 1
2 George H.W. Bush and Soviet Regime Change 18
3 Controlling the Nukes 41
4 Limited Assistance for Economic Reform 59
5 Bill Clinton's Assistance Policy 87
6 Our Man in Moscow 120
7 Security Partners? 157
8 NATO Is a Four-Letter Word 183
9 Things Fall Apart: August 1998 211
10 Kosovo 247
11 Chechnya, Again 267
12 No Deals 287
13 George W. Bush and Russia 305
14 Lessons 330
Appendix: List of Interviews 367
Notes 377
Index 453
Overview
Russia, once seen as America's greatest adversary, is now viewed by the United States as a potential partner. This book traces the evolution of American foreign policy toward the Soviet Union, and later Russia, during the tumultuous and uncertain period following the end of the Cold War. It examines how American policy-makers—particularly in the executive branch—coped with the opportunities and challenges presented by the new Russia.
Drawing on extensive interviews with senior U.S. and Russian officials, Council Fellow James Goldgeier and the Hoover Institute's Michael McFaul explain George H. W. Bush's response to the dramatic coup of August 1991 and the Soviet breakup several months later, examine Bill Clinton's efforts to assist Russia's transformation and integration, and analyze Geroge W. Bush's policy toward Russia after September 11 and the war in Iraq transformed international politics. Throughout, the book focuses on the benefits and perils of America's efforts to promote democracy and markets in Russia, and to reorient Russia from security threat to security ally.
