THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A MULTIPOLAR WORLD FOR RUSSIA’S GREAT POWER ACTIVISM

Year 2019, Volume: 2 Issue: 8, 53 - 65, 30.06.2019

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https://doi.org/10.31455/asya.570103

Cited By: 3

Abstract

It is essential to address the question
as to why Russia promotes a multipolar world order. This is because, Russia, as
a great power, is an influential state that has the capability to affect
international political dynamics. This is manifest in Russia’s forceful pursuit
of great power activism in different parts of the world. Therefore, it is
important to explain Russia’s world vision in relation to its defense of
multipolarity in order to get a clear insight into global political dynamics.
As discussed in this work, although Russia’s defense of a multipolar order is
based on the premise that this order would amount to a fair world order,
multipolarity is significant for Russia due mainly to functional reasons. In
this respect, despite the emphasis Russia places on idealist themes in
presenting its vision of a multipolar world, it is essential to understand that
multipolarity is an important prerequisite for Russia to maximize its
interests. One can find useful hints to support this claim by looking at the
way in which Russia, in the burgeoning multipolar system, pursues an active foreign
policy to advance its interests in various regions. This is apparent in
Russia’s attempts to bolster its political, economic and military/defense ties
with various countries in regions such as the Middle East, Africa, Latin
America, Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific. The establishment of a multipolar
order, also known as Post-West World Order, is an important precondition for
Russia to realize its great power potential on a global scale. Through an
analysis of Russia’s foreign policy in the post-Cold War period, this work will
illustrate how Russia came to embrace a world vision based on multipolarity. 

Keywords

Russia, Multipolarity, Great Power Politics, West, Global Competition

RUSYA’NIN BÜYÜK GÜÇ AKTİVİZMİNDE ÇOK KUTUPLU DÜNYANIN ÖNEMİ

Abstract

Rusya’nın niçin çok
kutuplu bir dünya düzenini savunduğu cevaplanması gereken önemli bir sorudur.
Zira, son yıllarda sergilediği büyük güç aktivizminden de görüleceği gibi
Rusya, uluslararası siyasi dinamiklere etki edebilen önemli bir ülkedir.
Dolayısıyla, bu ülkenin uluslararası tasavvurunu ve çok kutupluluğun bu
tasavvurda nasıl bir yere sahip olduğunu anlamak, küresel siyasi dengelere
ilişkin bir perspektif sahibi olmak için önemli ve gereklidir. Bu çalışmada
ortaya konulacağı gibi, her ne kadar Rusya çok kutuplu sistemin daha adil bir
dünya için gerekli olduğunu vurgulasa da, bu sistemin Rusya için asıl önemi
işlevselliğinde yatmaktadır. Çok kutuplu sistemin belirginleşmekte olduğu
mevcut konjonktürde, Rusya’nın birçok farklı bölgede çıkar arayışlarını
yoğunlaştırması bu tartışma bağlamında önemli ipuçları sunmaktadır. Batı Sonrası Dünya Düzeni olarak da
tanımlanan çok kutuplu sistemin hakim kılınması, Rusya’nın küresel ölçekte
büyük güç potansiyelini realize etmesi için önemli bir ön koşuldur. Bu çalışma,
Soğuk Savaş sonrasında Rus dış politikasının seyrini mercek altına alarak, çok
kutupluluğa dayalı vizyonun benimsenme sürecini irdeleyecektir.

Keywords

Rusya, Çok Kutupluluk, Büyük Güç Politikası, Batı, Küresel Rekabet

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