Russia’s position towards the missile shield project

The Russian foreign policy (or the reaction of Russia on any phenomena) has been often analyzed only in terms of the balance of power, leaving aside the importance and scope of subjective and internal factors on its conduct. This article aims to demonstrate that Russia’s position towards the Europe...

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Main Author: Irakli Geluk’Ashvili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS) 2013-04-01
Series:Politikon
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Online Access:https://politikon.iapss.org/index.php/politikon/article/view/173
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description The Russian foreign policy (or the reaction of Russia on any phenomena) has been often analyzed only in terms of the balance of power, leaving aside the importance and scope of subjective and internal factors on its conduct. This article aims to demonstrate that Russia’s position towards the European missile shield reflects internal factors, as well as some subjective factors, which reflect the perceptions of Russian political leaders. More precisely, by analyzing Russia's position vis-à-vis the missile shield, we argue that subjective factors, such as leaders' perceptions, play a key role in the conduct of the Russian foreign and security policy. that the ontological and epistemological foundations of a neoclassical realist approach can help us to establish a logical and conscious process in our analysis. This can be explained in part by the fact that neoclassical realism focuses on internal factors to explain foreign policy.
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spelling doaj.art-cdd5836557ea449a80608e7dae6de9f52023-10-13T18:23:42ZengInternational Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS)Politikon2414-66332013-04-011910.22151/politikon.19.3Russia’s position towards the missile shield projectIrakli Geluk’Ashvili0Université du Québec à Montréal The Russian foreign policy (or the reaction of Russia on any phenomena) has been often analyzed only in terms of the balance of power, leaving aside the importance and scope of subjective and internal factors on its conduct. This article aims to demonstrate that Russia’s position towards the European missile shield reflects internal factors, as well as some subjective factors, which reflect the perceptions of Russian political leaders. More precisely, by analyzing Russia's position vis-à-vis the missile shield, we argue that subjective factors, such as leaders' perceptions, play a key role in the conduct of the Russian foreign and security policy. that the ontological and epistemological foundations of a neoclassical realist approach can help us to establish a logical and conscious process in our analysis. This can be explained in part by the fact that neoclassical realism focuses on internal factors to explain foreign policy. https://politikon.iapss.org/index.php/politikon/article/view/173RussiaRussian foreign policysecurity policyneo-realism
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Russia’s position towards the missile shield project
Politikon
Russia
Russian foreign policy
security policy
neo-realism
title Russia’s position towards the missile shield project
title_full Russia’s position towards the missile shield project
title_fullStr Russia’s position towards the missile shield project
title_full_unstemmed Russia’s position towards the missile shield project
title_short Russia’s position towards the missile shield project
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Russian foreign policy
security policy
neo-realism
url https://politikon.iapss.org/index.php/politikon/article/view/173
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