05667nam 2200601 450 991063403740332120231207135605.03-031-19519-1(MiAaPQ)EBC7153751(Au-PeEL)EBL7153751(CKB)25616980500041(EXLCZ)992561698050004120230417d2022 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRussia's role in world politicspower, ideas, and domestic influencesCham, SwitzerlandSpringer[2022]1 online resource (120 pages)GOBIPrint version: Götz, Elias Russia's Role in World Politics Cham : Palgrave Macmillan US,c2023 9783031195181 Includes bibliographical references.Intro -- Contents -- Russia's role in world politics: power, ideas, and domestic influences -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Russian foreign policy: the ongoing debate -- Power-based explanations -- Ideational explanations -- Domestic political explanations -- The case for combining power, ideas, and domestic influences -- Shortcomings of the existing explanations -- The perils and promises of analytical eclecticism -- Road map of the special issue -- References -- Understanding Russia's return to the Middle East -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Arab spring and Russian domestic factors -- Ideational factors: state, society and Islam -- Power, interest and flexibility -- Conclusion -- References -- Reckless ambition: Moscow's policy toward the United States, 201617 -- Abstract -- Introduction -- What actually happened in 2016 -- Putin as an individual decision-maker -- All dictators are aggressive and lonely -- Competing interests within Putin's inner patron-client circle -- Intelligence officers run amok? -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Explaining Russian foreign policy towards the EU through contrasts -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Contrasts as questions and counterfactuals -- Realist explanations -- Liberal explanations -- Constructivist explanations -- Psychological explanations -- Events and issues as explanations -- Conclusion -- References -- Russia's relationship with China: the role of domestic and ideational factors -- Abstract -- Introduction -- National identity as an ideational and domestic construct -- Domestic sources of Russian foreign policy toward China -- The Putin system -- The Chinese case -- Ideational motivations of Russian policy toward China -- Great power status as a hallmark of national identity -- Sources of Russian national identity: alternative narratives -- Assessment: A move to the east?.Conclusion -- References -- The quest for status: how the interplay of power, ideas, and regime security shapes Russia's policy in the post-Soviet space -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Status: power politics, national identity and regime security -- The game changer: Ukraine -- Eurasian Economic Union: Russia in, Ukraine out -- Georgia: rewinding and fast-forwarding the 2008 war implications -- Conclusion -- References -- Strategic imperatives, status aspirations, or domestic interests? Explaining Russia's nuclear weapons policy -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Russia's nuclear force modernization -- Maintaining a secure second-strike capability -- Compensating for Russia's conventional weakness -- Countering US missile defenses -- Russia's nuclear exercises and maneuvers -- Russia's status aspirations: the nuclear dimension -- Russia's nuclear doctrine and rhetoric -- The insufficiency of strategic and status explanations -- Domestic politics and the imperative of regime security -- Conclusion -- References.This book explores Russia's role in world politics. In recent years, Moscow has played an increasingly active and assertive role in geopolitics. Examples include Russia’s takeover of Crimea and meddling in eastern Ukraine; Russia’s military intervention in Syria and support for the Assad government; the Kremlin’s alleged interference in the 2016 US presidential race; the pursuit of closer economic and diplomatic ties with China; and Russia’s ambitious military reforms and nuclear brinkmanship.Not surprisingly, Russia’s role in world politics has become the object of a spirited debate among Western policymakers, think-tank analysts, and academics. Much of this debate focuses on one central question: What are the main drivers, or causes, of Moscow’s recent assertiveness? The contributions gathered here address this question by focusing on the interplay of power, ideas, and domestic influences.Diplomatic relations. FBCInternational politikFBCInternationale relationerFBCPolitik og samfundFBCGeopolitikFBCRuslandFBCRussia (Federation)Foreign relationsRussia (Federation)Politics and government1991-Electronic BooksDiplomatic relations. .International politikInternationale relationerPolitik og samfundGeopolitikRusland947zzGötz EliasMacFarlane SMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910634037403321Russia's Role in World Politics2996761UNINA