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Russian Foreign Policy Finding New Bearings

... of the last two sections of the memorandum in question. Russian Foreign Policy Achievements Russia’s foreign policy in the past decade was successful by and large and quite masterful at times. It largely matched the world challenges. A stagnant economy was the weak link. Foreign policy has compensated for that weakness so far. But this resource is now close to exhaustion. The country has regained its military potential at a qualitatively new level and at still tolerable costs. The expansion ...

08.06.2016

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Current situation similar to one the Soviet Union experienced in 1986

... roughly the same situation with falling oil prices, superimposed on the anti-alcohol campaign, which deprived the budget of its second most crucial source of income. In 1986, the Soviet government subdued the crisis by borrowing from foreign sources. The USSR entered the crisis with a balanced economy, but it only took four years for the government to collapse, even though within two years the country started experiencing economic growth. The USSR had virtually no reserves and it was a much more rigid economic system. RBTH: Economists have ...

23.01.2015

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Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)