Essays about: "Russia foreign policy"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 75 essays containing the words Russia foreign policy.

1. 6. Values against Interests? Or Both? : A Case Analysis of Germany's Feminist Foreign Policy and Trade Relations with Saudi Arabia from 2021 to 2023

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Angela Bösen; [2023]
   Keywords : foreign policy; Germany; Saudi Arabia; role theory; feminist;

   Abstract : "Values and interests are not contradictory” is the approach of Germany’s current coalition government of the SPD, Greens, and FDP. However, German politicians from all parties narrate the role of the state in international affairs differently. READ MORE

3. 7. The Pursuit of European Strategic Autonomy : Balancing or Hedging Foreign Policy Behaviour in Relation to Russia?

   University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för ekonomi och it

   Author : Bjanka Ilievska; Ruihong Zhao; [2023]
   Keywords : European Union | European Strategic Autonomy | Security and Defence | Foreign Policy Behaviour | Balancing | Hedging | Russia;

   Abstract : Following the publication of the European Union Global Strategy in 2016 where the EU officially announced its quest for European Strategic Autonomy (ESA), a policy initiative toenable EU’s capacity to act autonomously in the realm of security and defence, this study poses the following research question: What type of foreign policy behaviour does the EU exhibit in security and defence through its quest for strategic autonomy? Broadly based in realism, the study is designed as a single case-study of EU foreign policy behaviour in relation to Russia and analyses whether the pursuit of ESA entails a balancing or hedging EU foreign policy behaviour. By doing so, the study contributes theoretically, by disentangling and operationalising these two concepts analytically, and empirically, by applying them to an EU context and investigating their presence. READ MORE

4. 8. To Tame a Dragon : A qualitative content analysis of Germany's China Strategy after 'Zeitenwende'

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Emelie Franzén; [2023]
   Keywords : Germany; China; EU; Zeitenwende; foreign policy strategy; content analysis;

   Abstract : The Russian invasion of Ukraine constituted a turning point (Zeitenwende) for the German foreign policy tradition in that it thoroughly discredited Germany’s ‘change through trade’ approach to Russia. This approach has also historically been applied to China, whose foreign policy behavior is regarded as increasingly aggressive. READ MORE

5. 9. Escalation in Eastern Europe : An Analysis of the Variables That Led to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Paulius Bugys; [2023]
   Keywords : NATO; US; Russia; Offensive Realism; Balance of Power; Military; War; Process Tracing; Mearsheimer; Foreign Policy.;

   Abstract : This essay aims to find a link between NATO policy in Europe from 2014-2022 to Russia’sdecision to invade Ukraine in February 2022. A process tracing methodology is used in conjunction with an offensive realist framework to demonstrate NATO’s role in influencing Russian defense policy. READ MORE

6. 10. Truly United in Diversity: The European Union Thriving in Crisis? An Interview Study on Problem-Solving Behaviour in the European Union During the Ukraine Crisis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Carl Cotton; [2023]
   Keywords : European Union; Negotiations; Crisis; Problem-Solving; Semi-Structured Interviews.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The European Union (EU) has faced numerous severe crises during the 21st century. Rather than standing united and finding joint solutions, the intergovernmental negotiations have often revolved around furthering member state preferences, and maximising individual outcomes. READ MORE