Georgian Direction of Russian Foreign Policy: Negative Scenario

Correction of the assessments of Russian national interests in international low intensity conflicts is particularly relevant with regard to Russian policy in the the South Caucasus. Replacement of the ruling elites in Georgia expands the space for dialogue with Tbilisi, but the main trend in the fo...

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Main Author: A. A. Suchentsov
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Language:English
Published: MGIMO University Press 2012-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.vestnik.mgimo.ru/jour/article/view/1579
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description Correction of the assessments of Russian national interests in international low intensity conflicts is particularly relevant with regard to Russian policy in the the South Caucasus. Replacement of the ruling elites in Georgia expands the space for dialogue with Tbilisi, but the main trend in the foreign policy orientation of Georgia's - Euro- Atlantic integration - seems to remain unchanged. Due to the fact that "political legacy" of Saakashvili's government continues to influence Georgia's policy it is reasonable to refer to the possible strategy of indirect actions of Russia to win sympathies of the Georgian society and inhibit the "Atlantic" tendency “from below”.
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spelling doaj-art-bd2839631f414f40882794085ac30b222025-01-30T12:16:04ZengMGIMO University PressVestnik MGIMO-Universiteta2071-81602541-90992012-12-0106(27)343910.24833/2071-8160-2012-6-27-34-391254Georgian Direction of Russian Foreign Policy: Negative ScenarioA. A. Suchentsov0Московский государственный институт международных отношений (университет) МИД России. Россия, 119454, Москва, пр. Вернадского, 76.Correction of the assessments of Russian national interests in international low intensity conflicts is particularly relevant with regard to Russian policy in the the South Caucasus. Replacement of the ruling elites in Georgia expands the space for dialogue with Tbilisi, but the main trend in the foreign policy orientation of Georgia's - Euro- Atlantic integration - seems to remain unchanged. Due to the fact that "political legacy" of Saakashvili's government continues to influence Georgia's policy it is reasonable to refer to the possible strategy of indirect actions of Russia to win sympathies of the Georgian society and inhibit the "Atlantic" tendency “from below”.https://www.vestnik.mgimo.ru/jour/article/view/1579russian foreign policynational interestsgeorgian politics
spellingShingle A. A. Suchentsov
Georgian Direction of Russian Foreign Policy: Negative Scenario
Vestnik MGIMO-Universiteta
russian foreign policy
national interests
georgian politics
title Georgian Direction of Russian Foreign Policy: Negative Scenario
title_full Georgian Direction of Russian Foreign Policy: Negative Scenario
title_fullStr Georgian Direction of Russian Foreign Policy: Negative Scenario
title_full_unstemmed Georgian Direction of Russian Foreign Policy: Negative Scenario
title_short Georgian Direction of Russian Foreign Policy: Negative Scenario
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topic russian foreign policy
national interests
georgian politics
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