Is Russia still a superpower?

Jacques Fontanel ()
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Jacques Fontanel: CESICE - Centre d'études sur la sécurité internationale et les coopérations européennes - IEPG - Sciences Po Grenoble - Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble - UGA [2016-2019] - Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019]

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Abstract: Russia considers the conceptualization of a policy of "soft power" and "hard power " active, at least in the environment of Russia's proximity, mainly with the former members of the USSR. Russia wants to be once again a dominant actor on the international scene. Russia is increasingly worried about the progressive "encirclement" of its territory, with the enlargement of NATO and the reduction of its field of influence. In 2018, for United States, Russia is still perceived as the main geopolitical enemy, with China. However, economically, Russia has lost much ground to the United States, Europe and China. At the end, the military effort will be more difficult to grow in the case of a new arms race.

Keywords: Superpower; Russia; military effort; strategic forces; national defense; Superpuissance; Russie; dépenses militaires; forces stratégiques; défense nationale (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-02-28
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Published in Guerres et conflits économiques, Institut libre d'étude des relations internationales (ILERI), Feb 2018, Paris, France

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