A New Turn or More of the Same? A Structured Analysis of Recent Developments in Russian Foreign Policy Discourse
Journal: Refubium (Universitätsbibliothek der Freien Universität Berlin)
Year: 2017

Russia and the European Union (EU) pursue active policies in their shared neighbourhood. The official Russian foreign policy discourses that we analyse here provide insights into the most important foreign policy ideas that Russia seeks to promote. They show how Russia perceives its role in the region and the world, as well as how it wants to develop its relations with neighbours. Building on previous studies identifying the main discourses in Russian foreign policy, this paper offers a new, com