1. Going Legit? The Foreign Policy of Vladimir Putin
- Author:
- Bobo Lo
- Publication Date:
- 09-2018
- Content Type:
- Commentary and Analysis
- Institution:
- Lowy Institute for International Policy
- Abstract:
- Putin’s foreign policy will remain grounded in long-standing assumptions about Russia, the West, and international order. There will be broad continuity in Russian foreign policy over the course of Vladimir Putin’s current presidential term. Any policy changes will be stylistic, not transformative. The Kremlin is committed to asserting Russia as a global power, although it will be tactically flexible in pursuing this ambition. Putin will present different faces to the West: sometimes accommodating, at other times assertive and even confrontational. But there will be no compromise on core principles.
- Topic:
- Foreign Policy, Government, Grand Strategy, and Vladimir Putin
- Political Geography:
- Russia and Eurasia