Between Old and New World Order
Russia’s Foreign and Security Policy Rationale
Political decision-making under Vladimir Putin is informed by a military-technological rationale, and military might is seen as a main tool of Russian foreign policy. Modern nuclear capabilities are key for Russia as they are regarded an effective bargaining chip that will also bring Moscow back to eye-level vis-à-vis the US. Yet, the Kremlin regards all manners of hybrid warfare – including disinformation, cyber-attacks and Russian-engineered international media coverage – as equally legitimate.
Bibliographic data
Meister, Stefan, Pavel Baev, Pavel Felgenhauer, Alexander Golts, Alexander Kolbin, and Peter Pomerantsev. “Between Old and New World Order.” September 2018.DGAPkompakt 19 (September 2018). 30 pp.