Development of Public Diplomacy in the Russian Federation

Öz

Significant changes have taken place in the field of diplomacy, with the understanding of the importance of international public support for states to achieve their national goals. This change in diplomacy has taken its place in the literature as a new type of diplomacy, namely public diplomacy. With the proven success of properly managed public diplomacy policies, it has become an important instrument of diplomacy of states. The Russian Federation, which was established as a new state, soon began to develop a new public diplomacy strategy, realizing that it needed the support of the international public to achieve its national goal of becoming a strong pole of the multipolar world. The purpose of this study is to find an answer to the question of whether Russia is successful by following the public diplomacy process. In this regard, after showing a small map of the public diplomacy strategy followed by Russia, the steps taken will be analyzed using the theoretical elements of public diplomacy and the answer to the question we asked above will be sought.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Diplomacy
• public diplomacy
• fereign policy
• russian federation
• soft power.

Rusya Federasyonu’nda Kamu Diplomasisinin Gelişimi

Öz

Devletlerin ulusal amaçlarını gerçekleştirme konusunda uluslararası kamuoyunun desteğinin önemini kavraması ile diplomasi alanında önemli değişiklikler yaşanmıştır. Diplomaside yaşanan bu değişim, diplomasinin yeni bir türü, kamu diplomasisi olarak literatürdeki yerini almıştır. Doğru yönetilmiş kamu diplomasisi politikalarının başarısı kanıtlanmıştır. Bu şekilde kamu diplomasisi devletlerin önemli bir diplomasi aracı haline gelmiştir. Yeni bir devlet olarak kurulan Rusya Federasyonu bir süre sonra, çok kutuplu dünyanın güçlü bir kutbu olma yönündeki ulusal amacını gerçekleştirmek için uluslararası kamuoyunun desteğine ihtiyacı olduğunu fark ederek yeni bir kamu diplomasisi stratejisi geliştirmeye koyulmuştur. Bu çalışmanın amacı Rusya’nın kamu diplomasisi sürecini takip ederek başarılı olup olmadığı sorusuna bir cevap bulmaktır. Bu doğrultuda, Rusya’nın takip ettiği kamu diplomasisi stratejisinin küçük bir haritası sergilendikten sonra kamu diplomasisinin teorik unsurlarından yararlanılarak atılan adımlar analiz edilmeye çalışılacak ve yukarıda sorulan sorunun cevabı aranacaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Diplomasi
• kamu diplomasisi
• dış politika
• rusya federasyonu
• yumuşak güç.

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