About the Author

Igor S. Ivanov has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation since 1998. He began his career at the prestigious and pro-reform Institute for the World Economy and International Relations, then a division of the USSR Academy of Sciences. In 1973 he entered the Soviet diplomatic corps, where he served as a professional diplomat in various capacities and eventually became the USSR's Ambassador to Spain in 1991. Ivanov remained in Madrid as the new Russian Federation's Ambassador until 1994, when he was appointed First Deputy Foreign Minister. Henry A. Kissinger is chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc., an international consulting firm. He was Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977, serving under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. He also served as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs from 1969 to 1975.

Reviews

"Unusually frank for a sitting government official...Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov provides a useful and intriguing assessment of the principal objectives of Russian foreign policy at the beginning of the twenty-first century." --Henry A. Kissinger, from the foreword "Ivanov... presents a broad-ranging but traditional view of Russia's global interests in 'The New Russian Diplomacy'... A welcome addition to the sparse and often superficial literature on post-Soviet Russian foreign policy." --Angela E. Stent, Georgetown University, World Policy Journal, 10/1/2002 "Ivanov provides a well-defined agenda of Russian foreign policy. The book is essential reading for everyone interested in Russian affairs and international relations... A uniquely qualified individual, Ivanov offers a comprehensive appraisal of accomplishments, challenges, and problems of Russian foreign policy." --Y. Polsky, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Choice, 2/1/2003 "A book like Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov's, 'The New Russian Diplomacy', published by the Brookings Institution and the Nixon Center, offers the hope of getting some answers to these perplexing questions." --Susan Eisenhower, Eisenhower Institute, President, European Affairs, 10/1/2002 "The New Russian Diplomacy is noteworthy not only because it is written by a sitting Russian Foreign Minister but also because it deals frankly with the subject. Igor S. Ivanov, a career diplomat and foreign minister since 1998, has produced a clear, thoughtful study of the foundations on which Russia's foreign policy rests and the objectives it seeks to attain. Those seeking to understand better the thinking behind current Russian foreign policy, whether general readers or specialists, will find much of interest here." --Perspectives on Political Science, Gifford Malone