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From chaos to pragmatism? The domestic dimension of Russian foreign policy 1991–2008
Von Chaos zu Pragmatismus? Die innerstaatliche Dimension der russischen Außenpolitik von 1991 bis 2008
[working paper]
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Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik gGmbH
Abstract
"Whether the Russian-Ukrainian gas affair, stepped-up engagement in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation or an active stance against NATO's eastward enlargement: Russian foreign policy under Putin underwent an evolution from a reactive, incohesive and at times contradictory OECD-centred approach to... view more
"Whether the Russian-Ukrainian gas affair, stepped-up engagement in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation or an active stance against NATO's eastward enlargement: Russian foreign policy under Putin underwent an evolution from a reactive, incohesive and at times contradictory OECD-centred approach towards a proactive, more coherent 'multivectoral' policy. This paper argues from a Political Economy perspective that shifts in Russian foreign policy from Yeltsin to Putin were mainly connected to developments in the sphere of domestic politics. With Russian politics strongly determined by small societal interest groups, the government's capacity to formulate and implement its own policy line was largely dependent on its financial situation and, thus, a function of the world oil price. Accordingly, the rise and fall of particular interest groups and their changing leverage over policy makers considerably shaped official foreign policy decision making." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
policy implementation; crude oil; foreign policy; political change; natural gas; Russia; pressure group; Ukraine; NATO; decision making; energy policy; political economy; politician; OECD
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Method
descriptive study
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
City
Bonn
Page/Pages
61 p.
Series
DIE Discussion Paper, 19/2008
ISBN
978-3-88985-409-4
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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