... others, the collective expertise acquired from the policies pursued by Soviet Russia/USSR in relation to the Turkish Republic is of great interest to us. How Kremlin tried to realise in its relations with Turkey a fundamental principle of its foreign policy: there should be no states hostile to Russia/USSR on its borders?
“Avoid coming into conflict with turkey over petty current matters”
At the end of the second decade of the 20
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century, Russia and Turkey embarked on a radical transformation of their state systems, the former models ...
... Poland. But is it only because of the events in Ukraine?
What is the reason for the upsurge in fighting talk in Europe?
Leading Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta talks to international relations expert Sergey Karaganov, who is the honorary chairman of Russia’s Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, an academic supervisor at the School of International Economics and Foreign Affairs Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow, and a former Kremlin advisor.
— Evgeny Shostakov: Mr. Karaganov, given the current difficult foreign policy situation,...
... interdependence between foreign policy ambitions and the ability to pay for them. But the resource base of a country like Türkiye – transit-oriented and dependent on nature – depends on its ability to pursue a complex and multidirectional assertive policy.
Over the years, Erdogan has shown himself to be both an adventurous player and a prudent politician, capable of retreating when he realizes he has made a mistake. Judging by the election campaign, he has not lost these qualities. Russia is happy with this, although it should have no illusions about Ankara. Our interaction is not a cordial agreement, but an awareness that there is no escape from each other. However, this is a healthy awareness. And the manner of its implementation ...
