After 2014, Russia has become noticeably more active in foreign policy, but a clear strategy is not yet visible. During the Soviet era, the United States and I competed for influence all over the world, and after 1991 for some time we tried to integrate into the West. Do we need to become a superpower again? How to balance domestic capabilities and activity outside the country? How to build relations with closest neighbors, including China? Do we have common ground with the United States and Western Europe? The new book by Russian international affairs specialist Dmitry Trenin is an invitation to a broad discussion on the most important issues of Russian foreign policy. The author considers the foundations on which Russia's relations with other states are built - such as sovereignty, national interest, international law, and the balance of power. Gives an overview of Moscow's foreign policy under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin. Analyzing the successes, failures and mistakes of the recent past, the author suggests thinking about how Russia should build an independent and balanced foreign policy strategy in a rapidly changing world.