Defying Putin: Leaders of the Opposition Movement Against Russian Authoritarianism

Federalism and Electoral Authoritarianism under Putin

Throughout its short history, federal relations in Russia have been dominated by extra-legal political and economic relations rather than constitutionalism and the rule of law. The Russian Federation’s unique blend of constitutional, socioeconomic, and political asymmetry, far from promoting democracy, has bolstered authoritarian regimes in the regions. Federalism and regional democracy have al...

Against Covert A-Movement in Russian Unaccusatives

putin; a change or the continuity in russian foreign policy in the new era

putin’s policies have had significant impact on russian foreign policy after the cold war. despite the fact that putin sought for increasing russia’s power to the same level as the cold war, however; he was aware that the nature of the international system has undergone serious changes. therefore, some specific factors including close collaboration with the united states, an energy-oriented for...

putin's pragmatism and change in the approaches of russian foreign policy

since the collapse of the soviet :union:, russia has been affected by intensifying regional and international developments than ever before. because of new opportunities and threats caused by these developments, russia faced with the problem of structural adoption whit systemic new realities, accompanying whit redefinition of its position and review of foreign policy approaches. conceptual and ...

presence of russia in the middle east under putin, the revival of russian influence on the former communist countries

since the collapse of the soviet :union:, until the rise of putin in the russia, the west asia and north africa have no place in foreign policy of this country. this was because of the west-centric approach in the foreign policy. with putin, russia renewed interest in this region. the purpose of this study is to examine the foreign policy of russia in this period. the state make its efforts to ...