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"Diplomacy in Foreign Policy" published on by Oxford University Press.

Beginning with the premise that Congress has reasserted its role in U.S. foreign policy, the authors of this book describe, analyze, and evaluate how Congress is exercising its formal and informal powers and responsibilities. Five policy studies examine congressional action in major policy areas, placing Congress's behavior in the institutional and

Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures, Maps and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction to Russia's Foreign Policy -- Russia today -- Introducing some key definitions -- Russia's past 125 years: A snapshot -- Russia's political and economic systems today -- Assessing Russia's political and economic system -- Five reasons why Russian foreign policy matters -- How we study foreign policy -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Glossary -- Review questions -- 2 The Evolution of Russian Foreign Policy -- The growth of the Russian state: Milestones and highlights -- Foreign policy of the Russian Empire -- Foreign policy of the Soviet Union -- The Cold War -- Foreign policy reconsidered -- Foreign policy: Events and challenges -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Glossary -- Review questions -- 3 Institutions and Decision-Makers in Russian Foreign Policy -- Historical background -- Present day: Foreign policy management -- The President and the Kremlin -- Other executive institutions -- The legislative branch -- The judicial branch -- Interactions between government and nongovernment structures -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Glossary -- Review questions -- 4 Players and Processes -- On Russia's political ideologies -- Foreign policy and the domestic political climate -- Carriers of ideology: Russian power elites -- The Putin factor in Russia's foreign policy -- Ruling elites and their foreign policy interests -- Political parties and foreign policy -- Political experts -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Glossary -- Review questions -- 5 Principles and Strategies -- Foreign policy principles: An evolution -- Specific principles -- Goals of foreign policy -- Regional priorities -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Glossary -- Review questions -- 6 Russian Policies toward Post-Soviet States -- Key motivations of Russia's foreign policy in the post-Soviet space.

AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY IS INFLUENCED BY MANY THINGS, INCLUDING ACADEMIA. THIS ARTICLE ARGUES THAT ACADEMIA SHOULD HAVE THE MOST KNOWLEDGE AND INSIGHT TO OFFER TO POLICYMAKERS. IT EXAMINES COMMUNITIES OF INDIVIDUALS, CRITICS--NOT ALLIES, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS, AND, HOW TO BRIDGE THE GAP. IT NOTES THAT SCHOLARS FIND THAT BUREAUCRACIES ARE SELDOM OPEN TO ASSESSMENTS THAT CAST DOUBT ON CURRENT POLICIES.