RUSSIAN GREAT POWER LOGIC AND ITS IMPACT ON RUSSIAWEST RELATION
RUSSIAN GREAT POWER LOGIC AND ITS IMPACT ON RUSSIAWEST RELATION

Summary/Abstract: The conclusions of 2019 München Security Conference underline the return of great power competition as the main threat the security system face today. The rival dynamic between Russia and the West have manifested on and off since the end of the Cold War, but took a turn for the worse after the Ukrainian crisis. Since then, Russian relations with the West have dramatically deteriorated, being characterise by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as worse than during the Cold War. Taking the above into consideration, the articles argues that the root cause of the conflict is Russia’s dissatisfaction with the post-Cold War order that from its perspective does not reflect Russia’s great power status and interests. Thus, Moscow approach towards the West depends on Russian great power logic. By applying analytical and case study research methods, the paper examines Russian understanding of great power concept and how it influences the evolution of Russia-West relations. The findings, assessed in view of key Russian-Western interactions, validate our assumption and offer a comprehensive perspective on current crisis.

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