Books by Nikolas K. Gvosdev

This textbook on the complex influences on American foreign policymaking is tailored for students preparing to become national security practitioners. Rather than presenting theory for the sake of theory, it translates the complete academic field of foreign policy analysis into an intuitive, cohesive, and practical set of analytic tools.

This volume establishes Amitai Etzioni's communitarian approach to international relations as a distinct school of American foreign policy thought

This work brings together the reflections and ruminations of statesmen, policy-makers and academics on developments and forecasts relating to Russia, one of the world's leading geopolitical actors. The articles have all appeared in "The National Interest".

Gvosdev and Marsh's text covers not only contemporary Russian policies towards the various regions of the world, but also looks at the interactions between the various constituencies that shape and influence Russian foreign policy.

The collapse of communism marked the close of an era of world history. This work brings together leading scholars of Soviet history, who show why the experiment failed and how it has destroyed the laboratory of socialist utopias. It also shows that the debate on the legacy of communism and a rethinking of modern history is just beginning.