Why Russia does not retrench
Why Russia does not retrench
Author(s): Stanislav SecrieruSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Summary/Abstract: A revisionist but economically declining power may opt for retrenchment to replenish its domestic sources of power. This is not the path that crisis-stricken Russia is pursuing abroad as there is a strong belief among the Russian elite that regardless of economic difficulties, the country should behave like a great power.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 05 (23)
- Page Range: 41-47
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
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