NATO through the Russian frame: changes in the framing of NATO in Russian foreign policy concepts 2000-2023
(2024) FKVK02 20241Department of Political Science
- Abstract (Swedish)
- This paper examines how the framing of NATO has changed in Russian foreign policy in the 21st century. The Russian perception and portrayal of NATO is very much interconnected with Russian behavior on the international stage. For a greater understanding of Russian foreign policy, a content analysis of the Russian foreign policy concepts has been conducted with framing as a theoretical perspective. Analysis of five concepts from the years 2000, 2008, 2013, 2016 and 2023 has shown considerable changes in the framing of NATO. At the turn of the century NATO was first and foremost framed as an important cooperation partner for Russia, albeit with concerns being expressed towards NATO’s aspirations and expansion. From then on, a successive... (More)
- This paper examines how the framing of NATO has changed in Russian foreign policy in the 21st century. The Russian perception and portrayal of NATO is very much interconnected with Russian behavior on the international stage. For a greater understanding of Russian foreign policy, a content analysis of the Russian foreign policy concepts has been conducted with framing as a theoretical perspective. Analysis of five concepts from the years 2000, 2008, 2013, 2016 and 2023 has shown considerable changes in the framing of NATO. At the turn of the century NATO was first and foremost framed as an important cooperation partner for Russia, albeit with concerns being expressed towards NATO’s aspirations and expansion. From then on, a successive shift took place throughout the concepts, with a decrease in the former message and increase in the latter, and by 2023 NATO was not considered a cooperation partner at all, but solely framed as a threat. (Less)
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- author
- Henriksson, John LU
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- organization
- course
- FKVK02 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Russia, NATO, framing, foreign policy
- language
- English
- id
- 9154027
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- 2024-07-18 14:05:06
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