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Seven Steps Beyond the Crisis Horizon: Reflecting on Past Mistakes

... been a success. The international community has not responded well to Russia’s increasingly bellicose foreign policy rhetoric, or the “militarization” of its foreign policy in general. The Soviet experience still dominates the Russian concept of soft power, and this makes it challenging to develop working relations with the right people in both the West and East, particularly the younger generation. The geographic range of the Russian language is shrinking: every year, the number of Russian speakers drops by some 2 to 3 million people. It is clear that the effectiveness of Russian power will continue ...

27.02.2020

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Seven Steps beyond the Horizon of the Crisis

... “soft power” technologies already employed and the methods of their application. It sometimes appears that with regard to “soft power,” we are moving not forward, but back to the tried and familiar, although archaic and often openly counterproductive,... ... times. The question arises about whom in the future will be our main target audience abroad: the political mainstream in the West and in the East, or the right and left-wing radicals who do their utmost to undermine this mainstream? Placing a stake on ...

04.02.2015

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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%)