The geopolitics of Slavic Union

Russia, Belarus, and multipolarity

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3948571
AutoresThomas Ambrosio (0000-0002-4047-1224, Dakota State University, autor de correspondencia)
Año1999
Volumen4
Número3
Páginas73-90
Fecha de publicación1999-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGeopolitics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1465-0045 • E-ISSN: 1557-3028
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14650049908407656
OpenAlexW2039570740
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas10

Whether new ‘poles’ will rise to challenge American hegemony is an important issue for international relations theory and policymakers. This article examines the conscious effort by Russian and Belarusian politicians to promote multipolarity through the construction of a ‘Slavic Union’. Although largely theoretical, this union is a clear reaction to the sharp, relative increase in American power since the end of the Cold War and misgivings about its intentions, as evidenced by the expansion of NATO, the proliferation of US missile attacks, and the recent Kosovo conflict. This article suggests that American foreign policy is becoming counterproductive to its position in the international system

China · Cold war · Economics · European union · Foreign policy · Geopolitics · Hegemony · International relations · International trade · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Slavic languages · Sociology · Soviet union · Superpower · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · European Politics and Security · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History · Law