Roger E. Kanet is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at both the University of Miami and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.

Dina Moulioukova is a Lecturer of International Studies at the University of Miami, USA.

Preface Roger E. Kanet Introduction: Russia Foreign Policy and the Return to Authoritarian Roots Roger E. Kanet and Dina Moulioukova Part I: Sources and Tools of Russian Foreign Policy 1. Russia's Self-Image as a Great Power Dina Moulioukova and Roger E. Kanet 2. Russian Strategic Culture and Renewed Conflict with the West Roger E. Kanet 3. Images and Decision-making in Foreign Policy: The Case of Vladimir Putin Aleksandar Jankovski 4. Atlanticism in an Age of Great Power Competition: Is Russia Achieving its Goals?Suzanne Loftus 5. The Battle of Ontological Narratives: Russia and the Annexation of Crimea Dina Moulioukova and Roger E. Kanet 6. The Role of Energy in Russian Foreign Policy Arsen Gasparyan Part II: The Russian Response to U.S. Policies 7. NATO, US Grand Strategy and the Russian Response Rajan Menon and William Ruger 8. The Russian Response to U.S. Sanctions Charles E. Ziegler Part III: Russian Policy in the Developing World 9. A Comparison of Soviet and Russian Foreign Policy: Ontological Security and Policy toward Africa Roger E. Kanet and Dina Moulioukova 10. Russia's Expanding Role in the Eastern Mediterranean: Opportunities and Challenges Nuray Ibryamova 11. The New Great Game: Ontological Factors in Western and Rising Powers Competition in Venezuela Dina Moulioukova and Karina Brennan Conclusion Roger E. Kanet and Dina Moulioukova