Title: Russian national interests and the current crisis in Russia
Abstract: The concept of interest: national interest of a multinational state the Russian Federation as a heir to the Soviet Union. The Tree of interest: preserving a unified state consolidation of the CIS under the patronage of Russia. The problem of security: new importance of geopolitics strategic threat from the United States and NATO nuclear threat from a non-NATO country threats from the CIS republics? non-nuclear threats from non CIS countries the use of Russian troops for the UN or OSCE peace-keeping operations internal security threats. Russian interests in Europe: the problem of NATO's expansion Germany's role Russia's wider European interests. Russian interests in Asia which way, Russia? past problems and interests the Asian initiatives of Gorbachev and problems of the new Russia Russian interests in Asia maintaining the balance of power untying the Korean knot - a negative lesson for Russian diplomacy. Russian interests in the Middle East: greater Middle East Russia's vital interests problems in the Transcaucasus problems of Central Asia the Zhirinovsky factor traditional Middle East. Russian versus American interests: American interests and Russia does Russia have its own foreign policy? converging interests diverging interests conflicting interests.
Publication Year: 1999
Publication Date: 1999-01-01
Language: en
Type: book
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