... sides (both the Russian and EU economies are suffering from the sanctions currently in force).
The destructive impact that the Ukrainian crisis has had on trust between Russia and the West is felt at all levels.
At the
institutional level
, Russia is perceived ... ... Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy, Occasional Paper Number 5 (April 1995) (
http://www.imtd.org/pdfs/OP5.pdf
).
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. Holsti O. Foreign Policy Formation Viewed Cognitively // Axelrod R. (ed.) Structure of Decision: The Cognitive Maps of Political Elites....
... publications alike attempts to explain Russia’s behaviour by interpreting the country’s self-perception. It assumes that foreign policy reflects the process during which the state shapes and acquires sustainable images with regard to the international ... ... of its domestic policy.
In that respect,
Russia’s policy with regard to the United States, the European Union and the Ukrainian crisis is attributed to the predominance in Moscow of an anti-Western authoritarian coalition. Indeed, some analysts ...
... Priorities in Europe and the World
Today the patriotic upsurge is considered to be one of the main positive outcomes of the Ukrainian crisis. However, one doesn’t have to be a sociologist to note that this upsurge is largely due to anti-American, anti-Western,... ... experts have become engrossed with the current crisis, but the society like never before needs a meaningful debate about the foreign policy strategy of building a new country. Our external environment has radically and irreversibly changed and continues ...
... Newport, although it was during those same days that Russia’s efforts brought about some chances of getting out of the Ukrainian crisis!
We have repeatedly asked our Western colleagues: is it necessary to expand NATO, probably it would be better ... ... answer is always simple: yes, we expect that our allies will follow the agreements of the CSTO member countries about a common foreign policy course, but we also understand that today’s world is multi-faceted and multi-vector, and that is why we don’t ...
In an exclusive interview with RBTH on the Ukraine crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the highest priority must be an unconditional ceasefire to end the suffering of civilians. He also warns that trying to settle disputes by imposing unilateral sanctions threatens international peace and stability.
Russia Beyond the Headlines: There has been repeated speculation, particularly in the Western media, that Russian troops could be deployed in Ukraine and even that they have already crossed...
