Introduction: Russian Foreign Policy in the 21st Century; R.E.Kanet History, Russia and the West, and Cold Wars; P.Shearman Aims and Means in Russian Foreign Policy; I.Oldberg Russian Modernization Pathways: Foreign Policy Implications; G.Herd Assessing Russia's 'Soft Power' in a Globalising World; V.Rukavishnikov Russia and Georgia: From Confrontation to War. What is Next?; B.Nygren EU as Peace Mediator in Georgia: Success or Failure?; T.Forsberg Russia's new 'Monroe Doctrine'; M.Skak Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus after the Georgia Conflict; C.E.Ziegler Medvedev's 'Fourteen Points': Russia's Proposal for a New European Security Architecture; N.Lomagin From the 'New World Order' to 'Resetting Relations': Two Decades of U.S.-Russian Relations; R.E.Kanet Russia, NATO Enlargement, and 'Regions of Privileged Interests'; J.Berryman Revising the EU's European Neighbourhood Policy: The Eastern Partnership and Russia; J.DeBardeleben EU, Russia, Energy: Cooperation or Conflict?; S.Nies Conclusion; R.E.Kanet