FROM MORALISM TO PRAGMATICS - NEW DIMENSIONS OF RUSSIAN FOREIGN-POLICY

Post-Soviet foreign policy has remained obscure and, in essence, has b ecome a hindrance to the development of Russia's relationship with the world. The present government's philosophy of foreign policy can be c haracterized as ''Euroatlanticism'' and ''ideological moralism.'' A co nstructive alternative is the ''Eurasian'' or ''pragmatic'' viewpoint, stressing geopolitics, protection of the rights of Russians outside R ussia, and willingness to use strong tactics in the economic, politica l, and military spheres.