The Authoritarian Roots of Russian Expansionism
- Content Type
- Working Paper
- Institution
- Centre for the Study of Security and Development, Dalhousie University
- Abstract
- The central contention here is that Russia's outbursts of international hostility are a reflection of the very nature of the Putin regime. They can be explained as the conscious choice of a regime striving to maintain power, decisions conditioned in turn by deep-seated pathologies that limit the Kremlin's room for maneuver. What follows is a discussion of these constraints, as well as consideration how best to deal with them.
- Topic
- Military Strategy, Territorial Disputes, Authoritarianism, Legitimacy
- Political Geography
- Russia, Eurasia, Eastern Europe, Crimea