With the aggravation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the rising involvement of foreign
powers, it has become more substantial to identify whether an endorsement or …

Europe has always occupied a special place in Russia's storytelling of the 'self'and the
'other'–from Russia being portrayed as 'part of Europe'to it being cast as a 'better Europe'or …

The article considers how Russia has reacted to the pandemic, especially in terms of foreign
policy. Although internally the management of the pandemic has led to a further limitation of …

Armenia's official foreign policy of complementarism aims to sustain national security and
development by balancing strategic and friendly relations with Russia, while also engaging …

Using the Russian president's major public addresses as the main source, Bo Petersson
analyzes the legitimization strategies employed during Vladimir Putin's third and fourth terms …

Much of the literature on patriotic sentiment in post-Soviet Russia leans on public opinion
surveys administered exclusively to Russian citizens. Absent a comparison group, such …

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shattered numerous assumptions about
the drivers of Russian foreign policy, posing a fundamental challenge to the Russia studies …

Though media exposure research typically links pro-attitudinal information with ingroup
favoritism and outgroup derogation, the empirical evidence to date is inconclusive. Can …

This chapter deals with the Russian Federation's management of the COVID-19 crisis in its
foreign policy through health diplomacy. First, it looks at Russia's strategy globally and then …

Do leaders in nondemocratic regimes face public backlash when they threaten to use
military force and back down? Whether citizens disapprove of empty threats is central to …