-The main elements of Russian foreign policy thinking
-Primacy of national interests, emphasis on independence
-Insistence on respect for national sovereignty, wariness of Western support of opposition forces inside Russia and everywhere
-Push for re-integration of Eurasia
-Multivector foreign policy – active engagement with other international actors
-The Eastward shift developing
-Pragmatism
-Primacy of trade and investment issues
-Growing security concerns and a buildup of military power
-Readiness for international cooperation to work out joint solutions to problems