Chapter 4: Russia’s Foreign Policy Determinants: Expansionist Policy and “Imperialism” since 1991
Journal: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG eBooks
Year: 2023

Russian expansionism and imperialism are not new phenomena. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russian rulers in the Kremlin have been flirting with the idea of rebuilding the lost empire and revising the world order. This chapter reviews the main determinants of Russian foreign policy since the 1990s, identifies the basic ideas behind Russia's imperialist policies, and analyzes Moscow's main set of tools for its expansionist activities. The repeated presence of certain ideologies, narrativ