6. Under Putin, to what extent has Russia exerted influence at the global level? Give evidence to support your answer.

Word count 2500 words

 

Essay 

Choose one of the following questions:

 

1. Did the end of the Cold War create a crisis in US foreign policy?

 

2. What were the priorities for the US following the end of the Cold War? To what extent were these priorities achieved during the presidencies of George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton?

 

3. Critically assess the similarities and differences in foreign policy between the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

 

4. To what extent has the annexation of Crimea and the war in Ukraine helped to achieve Putin’s domestic and foreign policy goals?

 

5. How would you characterise Russia’s relationship with the former Soviet Republics of the Caucasus and Central Asia? Draw on examples from at least one former Soviet republic in the Caucasus and one in Central Asia.

 

6. Under Putin, to what extent has Russia exerted influence at the global level? Give evidence to support your answer.