evestnikРоссийский социально-гуманитарный журналRussian Social and Humanitarian Journal2224-0209State University of Education10.18384/2224-0209-2022-2-236evestnik-236Research ArticleПОЛИТОЛОГИЯ (Специальности 5.5.1, 5.5.2 и 5.5.3)POLITICSПОЛИТИКА ЕВРОПЕЙСКОГО СОЮЗА ПО ПРОТИВОДЕЙСТВИЮ «МЯГКОЙ СИЛЕ» РОССИИ В СТРАНАХ ВОСТОЧНОГО ПАРТНЁРСТВАEUROPEAN UNION POLICY IN THE AREA OF COUNTERING SOFT POWER OF RUSSIA IN THE STATES OF THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIPШаройченкоН. Д.SharoichenkoN. D.

аспирант кафедры международных отношений и интеграционных процессов

Postgraduate Student, Department of International Relations and Integration Processes

nsharoychenko@gmail.comМосковский государственный университет им. М. В. ЛомоносоваРоссияLomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussian Federation20223006202202236Copyright © Шаройченко Н.Д., 20222022Шаройченко Н.Д.Sharoichenko N.D.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://www.evestnik-mgou.ru/jour/article/view/236

Цель. Проанализировать использование структурами ЕС применяемых ими понятий «гибридные угрозы» и «мягкая сила» в контексте политики России по отношению к странам Восточного партнёрства, являющимся зоной столкновения стратегических интересов РФ и ЕС.Процедура и методы. Представления ЕС о так называемых «гибридных угрозах» и «мягкой силе» России, а также особенности противодействия им исследуются с помощью анализа теоретических подходов и дискурс-анализа. Результаты. Демонстрируется, что «мягкая сила» России в отношении стран Восточного партнёрства определяется структурами ЕС как «гибридная угроза».Теоретическая и практическая значимость. В данной статье раскрываются понятия «мягкой силы» и «гибридных угроз» применительно к России, ЕС и странам Восточного партнёрства в условиях всё более частого использования данных терминов в международных отношениях и их неоднозначной трактовки. 

Aim. To analyze how the EU perceives the concepts “hybrid threats” and “soft power” in the context of Russian policy towards the Eastern Partnership states, which are a zone of clashing strategic interests of Russia and the EU.Methodology. The research on the EU’s perception of the so-called hybrid threats and soft power of Russia and the peculiarities of countering them is carried out using analysis of theoretical approach and discourse analysis. Results of the study show that Russia’s soft power relating to the Eastern Partnership states is viewed as a hybrid threat by the EU.Research implications. The article explores and clarifies the terms “soft power” and “hybrid threats” applied to Russia, the EU and the Eastern Partnership countries considering the fact that these notions are used more and more frequently in International Relations and are interpreted ambiguously.

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