ABSTRACT
The weird world of Russian strategic security culture
The objective of this paper is to explore the Russian interpretation of the concept
of security and
to question this interpretation. The first part of the essay provides a historical
overview of the
relationship between NATO and Russia. Although the relationship between NATO and Russia
has never been friendly, it has not always been hostile. How did it become so? How
did Russian
security policy makers come to the conclusion that NATO posed a clear threat to Russia?
What is
behind Russia’s intransigent stance towards NATO? Is there even a solid basis for
this attitude?
What does this tell us about the Russian understanding of security? After an overview
of the
different concepts of security and an examination of the notion of strategic security
culture, the
second part of the paper attempts to answer these questions. It concludes that Russia’s
strategic
security culture has imperialist features and points out why, in the longer term,
Russia will be
the main victim of this.
KEYWORDS: Russia, NATO, security, strategic, security culture, imperialist security
culture.
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