On the 2nd of July 2021, Vladimir Putin signed a new National Security Strategy of the Russian Federation, a foundational document of Russia’s foreign policy. These are some notes from Part 2. Russia in the modern world: opportunities and trends.
- The West’s hegemony is in decline, leading to the erosion of global institutions and a less effective global security network (article 7 )
- An increase in radical and extremist threats might result in states looking for external and internal enemies that could destroy traditional values and infringements of human rights (article 8)
- International cooperation should be multilateral and aim to create global security under UN and UNSC, without alienating any state or forming coalitions (article 9)
- Civil society is on the rise (article 11)
- Territorial integrity and terrorism security are the results of the consistent implementation of Russia’s military doctrine (article 12)
- Russia showed the world its economic stability and ability to withstand economic sanctions (article 13)
- Unfriendly nations use climate change as an excuse to slow down Russia’s economic development, especially in Arctica (article 16)
- Unfriendly nations call Russia an enemy and try to draw a wedge between Russian and its traditional allies, especially within the CIS framework (article 17)
- Double standards impede global development, including in the spheres of terrorism and threat prevention (article 18)
- Western liberal model of politics and economy is in crisis (article 19)
- Unfriendly forces try to destabilise Russia from within (article 20)
- Russia’s human capital would be decisive in increasing its global competitiveness (article 22)
Full text in Russian is available here