РОССИЙСКАЯ ПОЛИТИКА В ФОКУСЕ ВНИМАНИЯ ЦЕНТРА СТРАТЕГИЧЕСКИХ И МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫХ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЙ (США): АКТУАЛИЗАЦИЯ УГРОЗ БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ
RUSSIAN POLICY AS SEEN BY THE CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES: ACTUALIZATION OF SECURITY THREATS

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the approaches of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) to the Russian foreign and domestic policy. The authors underline the peculiar features of the approach utilized by American experts, as well as their mistakes and miscalculations, which are reflected in the US foreign policy strategy. The analysis of the CSIS reports and publications allows to restore the recommendations that this think tank worked out for decision makers in the US. Concerning the Russian internal policy, CSIS experts allocate two main conflicts forming the background of Russian political reality. The first of them is the conflict between the society facing economic decrease and the political elite seeking to preserve their position. The second conflict takes place within the Russian elite competing for the control over financial flows and the levers of governance. These conflicts could be used to influence Russia in order to prevent it from playing a greater role in the world policy. Analyzing the Russian foreign policy, American experts point to the Russian economy dependence on the global energy market. They doubt the economic efficiency and the prospects of the BRICS. CSIS experts offer the US some political and economic steps that could significantly weaken Russia. Despite this fact, they underline Russia’s role in international stability and security. The findings are extremely important for forming the foreign policy strategy of Russia towards the US and global regions of the world.

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