| ID | 138207 |
| Title Proper | I am a bit wary of a "popular" foreign policy |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lukin, Vladimir |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | "Illusions" is probably not the most accurate and adequate way to describe that phenomenon, but illusions did exist. It was a time when the communist system was falling apart, unfortunately along with the Soviet Union. Communism gave rise to a fierce interstate ideological war that was completely black and white. That war had a strong impact on our foreign policy and the foreign policy of other major powers with regard to us. The Soviet foreign policy was based on two convictions. The first one was that foreign policy was "the driver" of ideology, which was not surprising for the Soviet Union at that time, and the second postulate was that foreign policy was a direct and automatic result of domestic policy. |
| `In' analytical Note | Russia in Global Affairs Vol. 13, No.1; Jan/Mar 2015: p.35-44 |
| Journal Source | Russia in Global Affairs 2015-03 13, 1 |
| Key Words | NATO ; Russia Foreign Policy ; US ; Liberal Reform ; Soviet Union ; Foreign Policy ; Foreign and Domestic Policies ; Pro - American Policy |