Russia’s foreign policy under the perceptions of U.S. and Russian Think Tanks
Karolini, Alexandra
Nowadays, Russian politics constitutes an endless subject of worldwide discussions and debates. The way Russia managed to get reorganized after the collapse of the Soviet Union and become one of the leading powers on the global political chessboard, as well as how this evolution is regarded by the United States and the West in general, are the main themes of this dissertation. The methodological approach followed in this dissertation is the Think Tanks’ research. Both the U.S. and Russian Think Tanks analyse deeply the internal and external politics of Russia. The external politics issues examined in the dissertation are divided into two subunits: the relations of Russia with NATO and the United States and the relations with its neighbours. The internal politics of Russia are analysed as they are and they are related to the legislative framework, the democratic existence and the galore of other internal subjects, such as the politicalparliamentary system, the elections and others. By citing articles authored by both U.S. and Russian Think Tanks and by critically analyzing them, we hope to create a possibly clearer image regarding the ambiguous and, for some, complicated, yet interesting and definitely special politics of Russia. The target is drafting an explicit image of Russian politics seen through and toned by those Think Tanks.
