RUSSIA Flashcards
what is putins goal for russia
reassert russia as a great power and restructure international order
what is wrong w current international order?
they think it is tilted in favor of US at the consequence of Russia
what regime has russia been involved in that shows thier shift to a global stage
al-Assad Regime
what military involment has russia been in that shows thier shift to a global stage (and starting what year)
Syria since 2015
When was the Ukraine invasion?
Febuary 2022
What international associations is Russia in? (2.5)
UN (1 of 5 permenant members)
G8 (left in 2014)
BRICS
who is in BRICS
brazil, russia, India, China, South Africa
Russia is the leading producer of
OIL and G A SSS S S SSSSS S
Russia is the second largest exporter of what?
WEAPONS
who are russias main clients for weapons?
India, China, Vietnam
Russia has constructed nuclear power plants where
Europe, India, Iran, and China (more on the way)
Russias main Asian alliance
CHINA
but they are worried about chinas inexorable rise
Another Russian - Asian alliance
JAPAN
but still has territorial disputes from ww2
what two leaders make up the strategic partnership
BILL AND BORIS
what caused a rift in the strategic partnership
US promoting NATO and intervening in Yugoslavia
Russia trying to reestablish sphere of influence in post soviet region
What set of presidents were after bill and boris
BUSH AND PUTIN
what brought BUSH and PUTIN together
9/11 attacks they wanted to integrate economy and prevent terrorism
What was the Russian-Georgian Conflict
2008, caused ties to deteriorate to lowest point since cold war
what caused the rift between bush and putin
Iraq War, color revolutions in Ukraine, and protests of election fraud
