Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-308) and index.
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Introduction: identity and interests in world politics -- Aspirational constructivism: a theory of identity and interests -- Russian national self-images in the 1990s -- Russia's foreign policy orientations: ingroups, outgroups, and identity management strategies -- Post-Soviet Russia's "revolutionary decade" and the creation of national identity -- The post-Soviet creation of Russia's security interests in Europe -- The post-Soviet creation of Russia's interests in nuclear arms control -- Conclusion: aspirational constructivism and international institutional change.