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Russia’s Foreign Policy

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This article provides a broad overview of Russian foreign policy in the last three decades. It has divided this period into three broad categories—neoliberalism and the West-centric policy (1991–1995); Eurasianism and the search for multipolarity (1996–2006); and crossing the Rubicon (2007–2015)—marked by external interventions. Taking domestic factors into account, it analyses how Russian foreign policy took a radical turn from being a West-centric to a complete break with the West. Russian interventions in Georgia, Ukraine and Syria have revived the spectre of the beginning of a new Cold War. Towards the end, it discusses how Russia has developed a close economic and strategic partnership with China, especially after the sanctions from the West.

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  • Rajan Kumar, 2016. "Russia’s Foreign Policy," International Studies, , vol. 53(3-4), pages 210-226, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:intstu:v:53:y:2016:i:3-4:p:210-226
    DOI: 10.1177/0020881717745961
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