The paradox of a resurgent Russia

Russia has reemerged on the world stage relentlessly pursuing its global ambitions, despite economic malaise and relative poverty. This paper argues that Russia’s resurgence is a direct consequence of American abdication of global leadership. America’s retreat from its role as global policeman and standard-setter has fundamentally changed the world order, and a new, increasingly multipolar order is emerging. In this new order, an economically frail, yet geopolitically ambitious Russia can pursue its aspirations of Great Power status