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100	1		_aLOCOMAN Ecaterina
700			_aPAPA Mihaela
245			_aTransformation of alliances: _bmapping Russia's close relationships in the era of multivectorism/ _cEcaterina Locoman and Mihaela Papa
260			_c2022
520			_aRussia 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.
650			_aRUSSIA _xALLIANCE _xALIGNMENT POLICY _xMULTIVECTORISM _xSTRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP _xSTATECRAFT
773			_aContemporary Security Policy : _gVol. 43, No 2, April 2022, pp. 274-307 (104)
598			_aRUSSIA, POLICY
856			_uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13523260.2021.1994692 _zClick here for full text
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