The Russian leadership has every reason right now to turn homeward to address the glaring weaknesses, imbalances, and inequalities ... ... the glaring weaknesses, imbalances, and inequalities of the country’s internal situation.
Russia’s new, forty-four-page
National Security Strategy
signed by President Vladimir Putin on July 2 is a remarkable document. It is much more than an update ...
From the populist president, one would rather expect a populist strategy. But when it comes to ensuring national security and foreign policy, he took a firm line
The National Security Strategy (hereinafter referred to as the NSS) ... ... as the enemies of the United States, and the emphasis is also placed on antiterrorism protection. The key difference is that Russia was still considered as a potential strategic partner at that time, and Russian democracy was not treated with such level ...
Russian foreign policy is a kind of a reactive foreign policy which is trying to respond to challenges to the Russian national security and development priorities, Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council said in an exclusive interview with Eurasia Diary.
“I think, it is more reactive rather than proactive and more tactical ...