Book Talk: Russia’s Foreign Policy: Change and Continuity in National Identity

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the historical claims that have accompanied it have drawn new attention to Russian understandings of history, of Russia’s place in the world, and in particular of Russia’s historical relations with the West and with Ukraine. To analyze this critically important subject, Anatol Lieven, director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute, was joined by Professor Andrei Tsygankov, a leading scholar of Russian foreign policy. They discussed Dr. Tsygankov’s renowned book, Russia’s Foreign Policy: Change and Continuity in National Identity (Rowman and Littlefield), the fifth updated edition of which was published last year. The conversation took place on Tuesday, October 3rd from 12:00-1:00 PM EDT.