Can Russia Change?: The USSR Confronts Global Interdependence

This text explores the central questions facing Western policymakers with regard to the Soviet Union - can (and will) Soviet foreign policy change from one that relies on the threat of military force to one that recognizes the benefits of global interdependence? And if so, how? Although the book focuses on Russia and the Soviet system, the key role of the US is implicit throughout. Whether Russia changes and how is mostly for Russians and other Soviet citizens to decide, but US and outside influences are important at every juncture.