340 KB60 KB198420252009Mancevič, DenisUdovič, Boštjanletnik:25številka:61str. 81-100ISSN:0352-3608COBISSID:28639837URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-7O8ZLWWZslFakulteta za družbene vedeSlovensko sociološko društvoDružboslovne razpraveeconomyForeign policyGeorgiagospodarstvoGruzijaInternational communityInternational relationsMednarodna skupnostMednarodni odnosiRusijaRussiaZunanja politikaPoskusi prevrednotenja položaja Ruske federacije v mednarodni skupnosti - primer Gruzije|The international political events that took place in the southern Caucasus in August 2008 call for an in-depth analysis of their causes. The geographical area of the former Soviet Union was subjected to tectonic changes in geo-political affairs which consequently had a weakening effect on the role of Russia and its sphere of interest. The article contends that Russia made good use of the political changes in Georgia and Ukraine, trying to reposition itself particularly towards the United States of America and the European Union. The latter is made clear in various activities of Russian foreign policy vis-a-vis other countries of the former Soviet Union during the last eight years. The article concludes by confirming our thesis that Russia has achieved a revaluation of its position by using economic means of foreign policy and will continue to do so in the future since there is a clear desire and idea in Russia that the Russian Federation must reinstate the position it enjoyed under the 45-year rule of the former Soviet UnionMednarodnopolitični dogodki na južnem Kavkazu, ki so se zgodili avgusta 2008, narekujejo potrebo po analizi globljih vzrokov za nastale razmere. Območje držav nekdanje Zveze sovjetskih socialističnih republik (ZSSR) so v zadnjih letih zaznamovale velike spremembe geopolitičnih razmer, ki so dodatno oslabile vlogo Ruske federacije (RF) v njeni interesni sferi. V članku sva predpostavila, da je RF izkoristila politične spremembe v Gruziji in Ukrajini, da bi prevrednotila svoj položaj v odnosu do ZDA in EU. To dokazujeva skozi različna ravnanja ruske zunanje politike v zadnjih osmih letih do držav nekdanje ZSSR. Članek potrjuje tezo, da je RF z uporabo ekonomskih sredstev zunanje politike želela doseči prevrednotenje svojega položaja v mednarodni skupnosti in da bo to skušala delati tudi v prihodnje, saj v RF obstaja želja in ideja, da ji mora v mednarodni skupnosti pripadati položaj, ki ga je 45 let uživala nekdanja ZSSRTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaSlovensko sociološko društvo