Western media is obsessed with portraying Russian actions on the world stage either as crazy or as erratic. Neither is the case. Russia has constantly been communicating its foreign policy priorities and objectives, and it has been following the strategies it proclaimed closely. In this episode Alexander Konkov and Matthew Crosston help analyse the newest itineration of Russia's “Foreign Policy Concept,“ making the point that Russia is getting bolder and more proactive. Dr. Alexander E. Konkov is an Associate Professor at Moscow State University where he works at the Department of Political Analysis. And Dr. Matthew Crosston is an expert in Russian foreign policy at Bowie State University where he serves as the director of the Academic Transformation Devision. Earlier this year, Alexander wrote an interesting analysis with the title “Rules for a Game whiteout Rules” in which he breaks down Russias new Foreign Policy Concept that was approved by the Kremlin on March 31. Matthew sha
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