This course explores the resurgence of Russia as a major player in the international arena. It examines the goals and agenda of Russia's foreign policy and focuses on the key areas of Russian concern and engagement in the world. Russia’s strategic interests, security concerns, domestic core of foreign policy, and mechanisms of decision-making are expounded. Students will gain insight into the mechanisms of regional integration policy design and planning by the Kremlin in the post-Soviet space. The renewed geopolitical competition of Russia with the United States and the European Union is highlighted.