The Russian Federation: Foreign policy vectors on the Western and South-Western strategic directions Cover Image

Federația Rusă: Vectori ai politicii externe pe direcțiile strategice Vest și Sud-Vest
The Russian Federation: Foreign policy vectors on the Western and South-Western strategic directions

Author(s): Gheorghe Matei
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Political history, Security and defense, Present Times (2010 - today), Geopolitics, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: INFOSFERA - Revista de studii de securitate si Informații pentru Apărare
Keywords: Falin-Kvitsinsky doctrine; Crimea; putinism; identity war;

Summary/Abstract: The fall of the USSR gave birth to new geopolitical realities in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe and the intervention by force and military power was no longer a solution. After years of reform, the Russian Federation was forced to apply coercion to its former political satellites. In this context, the Russian leaders initiated the reconstruction of the old sphere of economic and political influence by using identity conflicts, energy blackmail and hybrid warfare.

  • Issue Year: XIV/2022
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 29-35
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Romanian