Russia's Foreign Policy Strategy, A New Approach or More of the Same: A Comparative Historical Analysis
Journal: VTechWorks (Virginia Tech)
Year: 2020

This thesis examines Russia's foreign policy within a comparative historical framework and theorizes that Russian foreign policy while briefly deviating from its historical pattern following the collapse of the Soviet Union, has realigned its current trajectories with its more traditional foreign policy strategies. This correction is largely consistent with Soviet notions of great power status and is rooted in a desire to secure its own national interests and achieve geopolitical objectives. Thi