Russia between Two Systems: Transit from The Atlantic World into the Eurasian- Pacific One
Abstract
The article analyzes Russia’s policy from the point of view of goals formulated by the government in response to challenges in international politics, economics and security, as well as challenges associated with the threat of losing the status of a great power, maintaining territorial integrity and independence. Russia’s dissatisfaction with the existing order of things – when its interests were not taken into account, and the West did not set any limits for itself, advancing its geopolitical interests –had been growing for a long time, however, most clearly manifested itself in the landmark 2014 when Western sanctions after the Crimean events pushed the Russian authorities and business to more active in the Asia-Pacific.
The authors formulate a number of signs of the new regional order of the Asia-Pacific countries, which may develop into a new international (global) order. This type of system, according to the authors, will be more competitive and less hierarchical, within its framework there will not be a single dominant force or ideology, it will be based on a multitude of centers of power. Such a world order is more attractive for Russia than the unipolar Atlantic order. It will give the country the opportunity to use its own comparative advantages, such as territory, resources, hard power, a fairly rigid political organization and the ability to mobilize resources for strategic purposes. Nevertheless, it is important to understand that the modern non-Western world is still very amorphous, its future contours are blurred, and Asian business is still weakly responding to the Russian “turn to the East”.
About the Authors
M. V. Bratersky
Institute of Scientific Information on Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences, INION RAN of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
DSc in Politics, Leading Researcher, Head of Sector, Department of Europe and America
117997, Nakhimovskij Av., 51/21, Moscow, Russian Federation;
Professor of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, Leading Researcher, Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies
119017, Malaya Ordynka St., 17, Moscow, Russian Federation
G. I. Kutyrev
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
PhD in Politics, Researcher, Department of International Relations
119017, Malaya Ordynka St., 17, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Bratersky M.V., Kutyrev G.I. Russia between Two Systems: Transit from The Atlantic World into the Eurasian- Pacific One. Outlines of global transformations: politics, economics, law. 2019;12(1):220-240. (In Russ.)
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