Transformation of alliances: Mapping Russia’s close relationships in the era of multivectorism

IF 4 1区社会学 Q1 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Contemporary Security Policy Pub Date : 2021-11-03 DOI:10.1080/13523260.2021.1994692

Ecaterina Locoman, M. Papa

引用次数: 3

Abstract

ABSTRACT Russia led a key Cold War alliance and is now at the forefront of debates about major power realignments. Yet Russia’s own conceptualization of alliances in the post-Soviet era has received scant attention. How do Russian policymakers and academics view Russia’s post-Cold War alliances: Are they obsolete, or are they still used for cultivating strategic relationships? We examine the Russian conceptualization of alliances through a systematic study of Russian policy documents and academic debates between 1991 and 2019. We find that traditional alliances are considered ineffective and defense commitments have declined. However, we challenge claims that alliances are obsolete and that alignments/multivectorism have replaced them. Russian regional alliances are cultivated for new purposes and coexist with various other institutional forms. We conceptually map Russia’s close relationships and argue that alliance scholarship needs to move away from a single entity focus toward conceptualizations based on institutional choices.

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联盟的转变：描绘俄罗斯在多元矢量主义时代的密切关系

摘要俄罗斯领导了一个重要的冷战联盟，现在正处于大国重组辩论的前沿。然而，俄罗斯自己对后苏联时代联盟的概念却很少受到关注。俄罗斯政策制定者和学者如何看待俄罗斯冷战后的联盟：它们是过时的，还是仍然用于培养战略关系？我们通过对1991年至2019年间俄罗斯政策文件和学术辩论的系统研究，研究了俄罗斯对联盟的概念化。我们发现，传统的联盟被认为是无效的，国防承诺已经减少。然而，我们对联盟已经过时、结盟/多矢量主义已经取代它们的说法提出质疑。俄罗斯的区域联盟是为了新的目的而培育的，并与其他各种制度形式共存。我们从概念上描绘了俄罗斯的密切关系，并认为联盟学术需要从单一实体转向基于制度选择的概念化。

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Contemporary Security Policy Multiple-

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14.60

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期刊介绍： One of the oldest peer-reviewed journals in international conflict and security, Contemporary Security Policy promotes theoretically-based research on policy problems of armed conflict, intervention and conflict resolution. Since it first appeared in 1980, CSP has established its unique place as a meeting ground for research at the nexus of theory and policy. Spanning the gap between academic and policy approaches, CSP offers policy analysts a place to pursue fundamental issues, and academic writers a venue for addressing policy. Major fields of concern include: War and armed conflict Peacekeeping Conflict resolution Arms control and disarmament Defense policy Strategic culture International institutions. CSP is committed to a broad range of intellectual perspectives. Articles promote new analytical approaches, iconoclastic interpretations and previously overlooked perspectives. Its pages encourage novel contributions and outlooks, not particular methodologies or policy goals. Its geographical scope is worldwide and includes security challenges in Europe, Africa, the Middle-East and Asia. Authors are encouraged to examine established priorities in innovative ways and to apply traditional methods to new problems.