Evolution of Russia’s Policy of Foreign Aid in Post-Soviet Space since 2000s

Student: Tsoi Igor

Faculty: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs

Educational Programme: Double degree programme in International Relations of the NRU HSE and the University of London (Bachelor)

Year of Graduation: 2021

This work is devoted to the problem of Russian foreign . The work is based on the analysis of historical, legislative and institutional factors and tries to identify the most significant features of modern system of foreign aid provisiono. As a result of the study, it was revealed that the foreign aid system is based on a realist approach in practice, but the main doctrines still use a liberal concept of ODA. This contradiction is a consequence of the institutional weakness of the aid delivery system and the lack of an independent definition of aid (ODA). The conducted case-studies depicted inconsistencies in the Russian approach and identified the main problems. Possible solutions to the main problems were also suggested.

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