Quo vadis, Rusia? Schiță de analiză a obiectivelor majore și a inerțiilor politicii externe ale Federației Ruse
Quo vadis, Russia? Draft Analysis of the Major Objectives and Inertia of Russian Foreign Policy

Summary/Abstract: In the 21st century, international relations are being transformed. New forces emerge, capable to influence decisions of states and interaction between them. The European Union states voluntarily limit their sovereignty, being oriented on collectivism and rejection of use of force in conflict solving. Can we assert that Russia has overcome its mentality of Cold War era? The Russian Federation has recognized that its main thread is its own internal weakness. In present Russia seeks to assure its place in all vital security organizations, trying to align itself to Euro-Atlantic community but at the same wishing to limit foreign influence on its own policy. Economically week, Russia tries to assure its voice in international affairs by basing its great power status on the fact that it maintains nuclear weapons and rich natural resources reserves. Russia has taken an authoritarian turn, weakening independent institutions. Russian political elite is still hostile to the West, the attitude what is also maintained by anti - western propaganda. It seems that there still are people in Russia who see ex-soviet space as Russian territory. The European Union's regard after security in the region is deeply controversial with Russia’s aspiration to reestablish its greatness. At the same time, Russia needs western assistance to modernize and transform its economy. The conflict between these two needs makes Russian foreign policy inconsistent and unpredictable.

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