Russian and Putin World Issues

It seems Obama’s foreign policy in Russia has to do with institutional constraints and reminding the kremlin of American economic power and their dependence on its support. The contrast between Obama’s realism in one situation and liberalism in another communicates that his foreign policy strategy of “smart power” has more to do with approval ratings and money than a principled construction of foreign policy through bending and blending. Obama’s sanctions attempt to secure U.S. economic hegemony by weakening the ruble relative to the dollar, and Obama’s treasury department believes this strategy works better than hard power. Regardless of Obama’s hard or soft power, the motive behind his foreign policy remains the same: ensuring U.S. hegemony. Though realism cannot fully explain Obama’s instrumental mechanisms for ensuring such an effect, realism does explain the Obama Administration’s motives for global dominance—liberalism (and sometimes constructivism) merely justifies the

When it comes to critiquing Jeffrey Goldberg’s article, the four constellations of issues approach will be used. The first constellation comprises of humanitarian disasters and respect for sovereignty. Many Americans like Samantha Powers believe in the doctrine known as “responsibility to protect” (Page 4). Thus to people like her, sovereignty should not be considered “inviolate” provided that a country is “slaughtering its own citizens” (Page 4). President Obama does not agree with Samantha Powers (unless there is a direct security threat) and Russia vehemently disagrees with that doctrine. Analyzing Putin’s 2007 Munich Security Conference speech, he believes in respecting other nation’s right to self-govern the way they see fit (Page 2). For instance, Putin says “What will happen with Kosovo and Serbia? Only Kosovars and Serbs can know. Let’s not tell them how they should live their lives. There is no need to play God and resolve all of these peoples’ problems” (Page 18). This basically means that even in the face of “atrocities” or other humanitarian disasters; respect for sovereignty is still top priority for Putin and Russia. In contrast, the doctrine “responsibility to protect” usually lead to intervention in the face of atrocities committed by various individuals in different countries.

For decades, the United States and Russia, formerly The Soviet Union, have held tensions with each other over different political stances and military actions and intelligence. Starting from the late years of World War II - when the Soviet Union had aggressively spread communism throughout Eastern Europe - up to a couple years ago when Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine out of nowhere; their relationship has been a rollercoaster of a ride for these two countries. Even though the United States and Russia are no longer in a Cold War, there has been and continues to be tension between the two countries as exemplified by many events of conflict including the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Russian military’s current presence in Syria.

Russian Federation has a long and interesting history. Many different events the structure and development of the country. Nowadays, Russia plays one of the most important roles in our world. Russia is located at the intersection of different cultures and contains multinational population and ethno-cultural diversity. Russia is an interesting country to discuss its issues of ethnicity and religion, try to predict the future development and economics of the country. How different country’s issues such as class distinction, equity and equality, race, religion, nationalism and other political variables are solved or considered by the state at least. The main goal of this work is to show weaknesses and struggles which Russia faces on the road

Within Goldsteins book on the political history of the party, the reasoning behond the controlling regimeis given. It is merely a ploy to remain in power for the purpose of powe. This is done by manipulsting the fears of citizens during wartime in which “…the consciousness of being at war, and therefiore ij danger, makes the handing over of pwer to a small caste seem the natural, unavoidable condition of survival”(Pg.192). This form of control utilizes fear and the gloryb of warfare to maintain complete control and earn the trust, loyalty and admiration of its citizenry. Likewise, Putin utilizes terrorist hysteria in order to aid thr Russian rise in power and earn respect from surrounding countries. Although just as the party hides their need for power behind the idea that they are doing ot for the people, Putin hides his ambitions behind anti-terrorist war rcrys. Even going as far as to say“It is not the matter of Russia’s ambitions but the recognition of the fact that we can no longer tolerate the current state of affairs in the world”. The constant barrage of fighting paints the former Russian superpower as an unwavering hero against the forces of terrorism. Putin’s desire for power parreles the partyes desire for power, while thie hiding of motives behind warfare are also

"America … has an interest in a strong and responsible Russia, not a weak one. We want the Russian people to live in security, prosperity and dignity like everyone else -- proud of their own history. But that does not mean Russia can run roughshod over its neighbors. Just because of Russia’s deep history with the Ukraine, does not mean it should be able to dictate Ukraine’s future.” (state.gov). President Barack Obama, in March 2014, expressed the need for a more accountable and mindful Russia.

The survey centered on the view of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The results surprisingly came out positive. People within the United States now views Putin more positive than they did about two years ago. This could be in part to the Russian President’s image rising within the Republican Party.

In order to see this, one must look no further than the wars/conflicts that have occurred under his power. In 1999, while acting as Prime Minister of Russia, Putin responded to a series of terrorist attacks by the Chechens--a people located in an area in the southwestern part Russia that desire independence.The Russian military invaded Chechnya in what is known as the Second Chechen War, resulting in up to 80,000 deaths. During this conflict, Putin held a tough stance by ordering the Russian soldiers to reassert order in the province, breaking a cease-fire period. This strong, aggressive stance would give him a big boost in popularity, eventually leading to his election as president. (Khrestin and Elliot). Putin acted again in 2008 when he invaded Georgia--a nation on its southern border that was once a part of the Soviet Union. The reason for the war was to back the self-proclaimed nations of South Ossetia and Abkhazia; the conflict would result in Putin annexing each of these territoires. This short war resulted in thousands of casualties--both military and civilian--and created about 192,000 refuges. Putin’s method of invading the country began by using Russian hackers to spread propaganda among the people of Georgia to stimulate pro-Russian support, helping create protests and demonstrations. Putin then sent in the military while hackers downed Georgia’s

Although Russia began its economic recovery during the later years of the Yeltsin regime, when it was still very much a democracy, the early years of economic failure under Yeltsin were too much for the Russian populace to bear, thus inviting a leader like Vladimir Putin to take over and, to paraphrase a popular American politician, “Make Russia great again”. At the end of Yeltsin’s presidency, he boasted an abysmal approval rating of 2%. Putin, on the other hand, achieved an 80% approval rating within 6 months of the beginning of his presidency, much before he could have conceivably made a significant impact on the country. This predisposition of the public to see Putin as a positive figure has been key to the development and maintenance of his authoritarian regime. While Putin’s regime has doubtlessly overseen substantial economic growth, much of the growth was not actually caused by the Putin government, their concurrence is actually purely coincidental in many areas. A prime example of this coincidence is the rise of global oil prices. In the mid-2000s, oil prices skyrocketed across the globe, having a substantial positive effect on Russia, a highly oil-dependent economy (McFaul and Stoner-Weiss 2008). In 2008, when the oil prices reached their peak, Putin’s approval ratings hovered around 90%, even though he was not

Putin from there put further strain on the relations with the U.S. and Russia the following year when he granted asylum to Edward Snowden, who was a wanted man by the U.S. for leaking classified information from the National Security Agency. In response, current president at the time Barack Obama canceled a meeting he had planned with Putin that

Putin’s uncontrolled desire for power caused him to become greedy and egocentric as he only thinks of wanting more power. Moreover, he “easily tear up” a treaty with Ukraine showed his harsh decisions by wanting more power for himself. Being in power for many years, this drove Putin’s mind to become twisted and ultimately led him to execute impure decisions and

He knows that in that neighborhood you need to project an image of a strong leader, decisive and ruthless in his actions. Someone who does not faint at the sight of bombed out cities and mounting body count. Mr Putin is just another dictator flexing his muscles in the region full of dictators. He intimidated the regional powers and the only real opposition he is facing at this time is from the naive and timid liberal democracies in Europe and U.S. and fanatical Islamic State. Unfortunately this configuration will work well for Russia but not for the rest of the world.

Some reports about what the Kremlin’s intention might be have caused a lot of concerns to the United States. What worries the US is that Kremlin might be working on a plan to increase its military support for the Syrian president. The US secretary John Kerry and the Russian foreign minister Sergey V. Lavrov had a meeting to discuss the current situation in Syria, the reliability of the reports and the role of Russia in the war. If the reports are real then the situation in Syria is going to get worse and of course more lives will be killed. Moreover, an American intelligence analyst has said that near Latakia there are many housing units that are provided by Russia to the airfield. Some American officials have suggested that Russia is going

First of all, Putin had a very unique background. Masha Gessen, Russian and American journalist, author, translator and activist who has been an outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, claims that ¨Putinś leadership resulted from his experience as a street thug¨ (Gessen 1). Putin was not interested in school or the idea of success. When he was growing up, he always found himself in fistfights. He would fight anyone who disrespected him in any way shape or form, such as scratching them, biting them, and even ripping their hair off. Putin began looking for a place where he could learn skills to complete his will to fight. He found Sambo, which is a Soviet martial art. Sambo had changed his life from a

There has been an overwhelming discussion about influence made on Vladimir Putin 's worldwide and domestic reputation last few years. Indeed, the political and social atmosphere is experiencing a recession, relatively large amount of countries has contradictions between each other. The level of terrorism is currently increased, Russian plane has been destroyed in the air as a result of a terrorist attack, several hundred people have been recently killed by a well-organized attack in one of the most world-significant capitals — in Paris. An armed conflict has been taking place in Donbass since 2014 between Novorossia Armed Forces and Defense Ministry of Ukraine, civil war in Syria has been morphed from interior opposition to outgoing international war, and Russian Air Forces were involved into it in order to support President Bashar al-Assad 's government and overwhelm ISIS detrimental impact on social stability and global sense of security. To my mind, all those events ought to force everyone to be at least concerned about political issues and possible consequences of it in the future. It dramatically exacerbates the relevance of the subject nowadays.