Russia’s geopolitical and geostrategic position after the disintegration of the USSR Cover Image

Pozycja geopolityczna i geostrategiczna Rosji po rozpadzie ZSRR
Russia’s geopolitical and geostrategic position after the disintegration of the USSR

Author(s): Arkadiusz Z. Kotliński
Subject(s): International relations/trade, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Geopolitics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uczelni Jana Wyżykowskiego

Summary/Abstract: The disintegration of the USSR and the emergence of 15 new states have caused important changes in international relationships. Although Russia as a successor of disintegrated power still stays the biggest state in the world streaching across two continents, with more than 140 mln people, huge nuclear arsenal and strategic resources, her geopolitical position has dramatically changed. Considerable geopolitical withdrawn of the borders, the emergence of new states and organizations on the periphery of the State and the expansion of already existed organizations like NATO or EU, have caused Russia to reconsider its geostrategic plans. The main activity at that time was to concentrate on rebuilding its power status quo, reintegrating the soviet areas and limiting the role and influence of the USA in the World.