TY - CHAP

T1 - The coercive diplomacy of Vladimir Putin (2014-2016)

AU - Tkachenko, Stanislav L.

PY - 2017/4/24

Y1 - 2017/4/24

N2 - The image of the Russian Federation as a sovereign state, which is able to ensure its security by using all means, including military ones, has been crystalized rather recently. Mikhail Gorbachev’s foreign policy was driven by a willingness to avoid international conflicts and manage them via negotiations and compromises. President Boris Yeltsin was a strong advocate of rapprochement with Europe, and initially with the USA. The year 1999 was a turning point for the national security of Russia. Subsequently the Kremlin adopted a range of coercive instruments for its return to the center of world politics. The events of 1999 convinced a new generation of Kremlin leaders that careful use of military power may become a valuable asset in foreign policy. Since then, there has been a firm belief in Moscow that, if used properly, coercive diplomacy may assist in the revision of Russia’s position in international politics, which has been considered as unfair.

AB - The image of the Russian Federation as a sovereign state, which is able to ensure its security by using all means, including military ones, has been crystalized rather recently. Mikhail Gorbachev’s foreign policy was driven by a willingness to avoid international conflicts and manage them via negotiations and compromises. President Boris Yeltsin was a strong advocate of rapprochement with Europe, and initially with the USA. The year 1999 was a turning point for the national security of Russia. Subsequently the Kremlin adopted a range of coercive instruments for its return to the center of world politics. The events of 1999 convinced a new generation of Kremlin leaders that careful use of military power may become a valuable asset in foreign policy. Since then, there has been a firm belief in Moscow that, if used properly, coercive diplomacy may assist in the revision of Russia’s position in international politics, which has been considered as unfair.

KW - diplomacy, coercion, Russian Federation, NATO, CSTO

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85033336195&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-50775-0_6

DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-50775-0_6

M3 - Chapter

AN - SCOPUS:85033336195

SN - 9783319507743

SP - 115

EP - 136

BT - The Russian Challenge to the European Security Environment

PB - Springer Nature

ER -