Problems of Ensuring Russia's Geopolitical Security. Materials of the Meeting of the All-Russian Scientific Webinar on the Problems of Social Sciences and Humanities with International Participation “Connecting Spaces” (26 November 2022)

Authors

  • Igor Fedorovich Kefeli North-Western Institute of Management of the RANEPA under the President of the Russian Federation
  • Anna Izgarskaya Institute of Philosophy and Law SB RAS (Novosibirsk)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47850/RL.2022.3.4.181-209

Keywords:

geopolitics, Eurasianism, security, Russian foreign policy, Organization of Turkic States.

Abstract

Report of Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor I. F. Kefeli is devoted to integration processes and the rivalry of states for influence in the Eurasian space. The philosophy of Eurasianism is used as a methodology for researching the problem. The speaker briefly reviewed the history of the formation of the main ideas of Eurasianism in the works of M. V. Lomonosov, V. I. Lamansky, P. N. Savitsky, N. S. Trubetskoy, G. V. Vernadsky, L. N. Gumilyov. I. F. Kefeli emphasized that Russian geopolitics has Eurasian foundations both in the history of Russia and at the present stage. The report discussed the contradictions and difficulties in implementing the Greater Eurasia project, which initially involves cooperation between states and a breakthrough in technological development. The growth of integration processes between the Turkic states and peoples, some of whom live on the territory of the Russian state, is named in the report as the main source of geopolitical danger for Russia. I. F. Kefeli drew attention to the Russian government's underestimation of the growing danger. The author of the report pointed out that the strengthening of ties between the BRICS countries could become a counterbalance to the integration of the Turkic peoples, which is taking place under Turkish leadership. This counterweight can also be formed within the Eurasian space if Russia consistently participates in three macro-regional projects: the EAEU, the Chinese Silk Road Economic Belt, and the «North-South» logistics project (Russia, Iran, India). In conclusion, the author emphasized the features of the study of geopolitical reality and its political expertise. The discussion of the report was held in the form of a discussion, which revealed the difference in points of view formed on this problem in the Russian scientific community.

Author Biographies

Igor Fedorovich Kefeli, North-Western Institute of Management of the RANEPA under the President of the Russian Federation

Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor, Director of the Center for Geopolitical Expertise of the North-Western Institute of Management of the RANEPA under the President of the Russian Federation, Leading Researcher, Professor of the Higher School of International Relations of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Professor of the Department of Social Security of the A.I. Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University, First Vice President Academy of Geopolitical Problems

Anna Izgarskaya, Institute of Philosophy and Law SB RAS (Novosibirsk)

Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Leading Researcher

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Published

2022-12-28 — Updated on 2022-12-28

How to Cite

Kefeli И. Ф., & Izgarskaya А. А. (2022). Problems of Ensuring Russia’s Geopolitical Security. Materials of the Meeting of the All-Russian Scientific Webinar on the Problems of Social Sciences and Humanities with International Participation “Connecting Spaces” (26 November 2022). Respublica Literaria, 3(4), 181–209. https://doi.org/10.47850/RL.2022.3.4.181-209

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