Open AccessUNDERSTANDING RUSSIAN SMART POWER: PERCEPTIONS AND IDEOLOGY
Author(s) -
Iskren Ivanov
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
memlekettìk basķaru ža̋ne memlekettìk ķyzmet/gosudarstvennoe upravlenie i gosudarstvennaâ služba
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2959-0302
pISSN - 1994-2370
DOI - 10.52123/1994-2370-2021-76-1-65
Subject(s) - smart power , foreign policy , ideology , dominance (genetics) , power (physics) , assertion , soft power , great power , russian federation , political science , middle power , terrorism , political economy , computer security , sociology , politics , law , computer science , regional science , biochemistry , physics , chemistry , quantum mechanics , gene , programming language
Russian foreign policy today incarnates the double-headed eagle of smart power perceptions and Neo-Eurasian ideology. The main purpose of this article is to examine the emergence and development of Russian smart power by analyzing the foreign policy concepts of the Russian Federation after September 11. In this paper, I will argue that Moscow’s smart strategy is much similar to the American concept of smart power, but only in terms of its purpose. The article’s assertion rests on the assumption that smart power allowed Washington to sustain its global dominance after the terrorist attacks from September 11, and alternately – could help Russia to consolidate Eurasia. The Coronavirus Pandemic, of course, will have long-term consequences for the international security. Finally, I will conclude that if Moscow wants to maintain the Russia-dominated security system in Eurasia, it should develop its original concept of smart power.