Open AccessEducation as a Soft Power Tool in Russian Foreign Policy
Author(s) -
Anatoly Torkunov
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
vestnik mgimo-universiteta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2541-9099
pISSN - 2071-8160
DOI - 10.24833/2071-8160-2012-4-25-85-93
Subject(s) - soft power , attractiveness , politics , political science , power (physics) , government (linguistics) , higher education , quality (philosophy) , foreign policy , hard power , public relations , psychology , law , physics , linguistics , philosophy , quantum mechanics , psychoanalysis
The article analyses the potential of Russian tertiary education as a tool of long term influence in world politics. It makes a coherent review of a changing nature of leadership in world politics, shows advantages and disadvantages of Russian education as a soft power tool, evaluates the current government initiatives to improve the quality and attractiveness of Russian universities and colleges.