POL354H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Yevgeny Primakov, Andrei Kozyrev, Andrei Gromyko
Document Summary
Foreign interventions against the bolsheviks during the civil war, 1918-1920. Right of ussr to intervene in communist states to strengthen communism. Accused us of disdain for basic principles of international law and overstepping national borders. Michael mcfaul: the roots of the ukraine crisis are about putin and his unconstrained, erratic adventurism . Stephen sestanovich putin made impulsive decisions that subordinated russia"s national interest to his own personal political motives . Celeste wallander: russia had been fundamentally weakened by the competition of rival clans, culture of patronage and corruption. Russia"s international assertiveness is a bluff to conceal the nation"s weakness. The pursuit of primacy in its immediate neighborhood. The pursuit of peer recognition with major western powers. The state of possessing and being recognized by others to possess clear status as a great power. Russia"s drive for regional hegemony and major power recognition transcends individual leader motivations and will likely continue regardless of who becomes.
