Dmitri Trenin

The book brings together articles written in 2006-2009, almost all of which were written in English for an international audience. In publishing their Russian translations, the author seeks to stimulate the discussion of important questions, to which the answers are not obvious. The articles are arranged retrospectively, starting from the most recent and working back in time, allowing the reader to follow the evolution of the country’s policy.

Press release

In "Getting Russia Right", Dmitri Trenin sheds new light on our understanding of contemporary Russia, providing Western audiences with an insider’s explanation of how the country has arrived at its current position and how the United States and Europe can deal with it more productively. Trenin looks beyond Russia’s famous leaders to the economic and cultural spaces outside the Kremlin where promising changes are taking place. Russia is probably not going to join the West, but it is on a path toward becoming Western; capitalist even if not democratic; European in terms of civilization, rather than as part of the EU; and gradually more Western than pro-United States. Insightful and optimistic, Getting Russia Right offers policy makers, students, and stakeholders in the U.S.-Russia relationship an understanding of what Russia is - and is not. Russia will matter in the foreseeable future, and Trenin’s innovative and objective analysis provides an understanding that is crucial to rebuilding relationships among the world’s key players.
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About Latvian edition

The book is dedicated to three thorny issues: the development of Russia’s relations with the West, its integration into the international community, and the definition of Russia’s place in the 21st century world. The author identifies key lessons learned over the two decades since perestroika, and evaluates Russia’s chances for integration into the select group of competitive nations.