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NATO through the Russian frame: changes in the framing of NATO in Russian foreign policy concepts 2000-2023

Henriksson, John LU (2024) FKVK02 20241
Department 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
supervisor
organization
course
FKVK02 20241
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Russia, NATO, framing, foreign policy
language
English
id
9154027
date added to LUP
2024-07-18 14:05:06
date last changed
2024-07-18 14:05:06
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  abstract     = {{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.}},
  author       = {{Henriksson, John}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{NATO through the Russian frame: changes in the framing of NATO in Russian foreign policy concepts 2000-2023}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}