Search: Russia,ideology (2 materials)

Could Putin take advantage of Europe if it starts to collapse?

... EU on its individual members. Naturally, Russia’s interests here tend to overlap with those of the Euro skeptics. This has become an ideological issue, at least on the EU side. The cause of EU unity against Russia has become a magnet for anti-Russian individuals and institutions throughout the EU. Ideology takes center stage over pragmatism in this issue. Russia’s desire to deal with individual EU members would not appear to threaten any concrete EU interests. It does, however, pose a serious threat to the ideological ambitions of the EU ...

25.09.2016

Has there been "rollback" of democracy in Russia under Putin?

... authoritarian countries . . These functions are left to the private sector. Jules Feiffer cartoon on statement by former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Jean Kirkpatrick In order to judge whether there has been a “rollback of democracy” in Russia, we need to be clear about what is meant by the democratic state of affairs believed to exist before democracy was “rolled back.” We also need to consider what is meant by “rollback,” and what counts as evidence that rollback ...

16.02.2016

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  1. 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%)
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