Six Key Trends in Russian Foreign Policy, as Seen by the West
Response to Ivan Timofeev's "7 Trends for Russian Foreign Policy You Need to Know" After October’s Valdai Discussion in Sochi, Ivan Timofeev wrote a succinct assessment of the latest trends in Russian foreign policy . Indeed, after the annexation of Crimea, the conflict in Ukraine, a downward spiral of sanctions, and Russia's latest intervention in Syria, it is no simple task to identify clear patterns of behavior. One challenge is separating the old from the truly new, and the signal from the noise. That is, Russia's ...