Russia's geopolitical rules and global strategies

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Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Alexandria University

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Over a long period of history, Russia remained a powerful and effective state as a global superpower, and this situation continued until the end of the Cold War, where Russia was one of the most important geopolitical actors at the global level, and even competed with the United States during that era for global influence. Russia's long history as a great power has undoubtedly been marked by a period of setback following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s and its transition to the New World Order; Russia has lost much of its power and influence at the regional and global levels, to the extent that Brzezinski (*) said: If it weren't for Russia's energy resources and nuclear weapons, it wouldn't have any leverage right now. ([1]), but by the beginning of the century, the Russian political role returned strongly to the international arena, and this coincided with the announcement of Russian leaders about their rejection of a unipolar world dominated by the United States, as they announced their desire to restore the Russian position as an influential force globally and their desire in a pluralistic world Russia is one of its poles

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