RUSSIA’S QUEST FOR GREAT POWER STATUS: THE CASE OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA POLICY
Journal: Karadeniz Araştırmaları
Year: 2025

As the Russian Federation gained power in the 2000s, the Kremlin intensified its criticisms of the unipolar international system and argued for a multipolar system in which it would have a great power status. In order to be recognized as a great power, it has espoused the social competition strategy which seek to challenge and surpass those in high-status states in areas where they are powerful. This study focuses on Russia’s Sub-Saharan Africa policy and discusses that in line with social compe