Perspectives of Russian lobbying in the US
https://doi.org/10.24290/1029-3736-2018-24-4-163-167
Abstract
Despite the panic in the American media surrounding Russian interference in American affairs, today Russia does not have its own full-fledged lobby in the United States. Russian experts are excluded from the American foreign policy debate, even in those matters that affect Moscow directly. Speakers invited to the Congress spoke, as a rule, with criticism of the Russian government. Meanwhile, in the United States exists a request for an alternative opinion of experts from Russia. Americans ignore weak arguments and propaganda, but are ready to accept useful criticism and discussion. The key to the success of Russia’s lobbying aspirations may be the creation in Washington of a respectable analytical center expressing the interests of Moscow and actively participating in American foreign policy discussion.
About the Author
A. A. Sushentsov
Moscow State Institute of International Relations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia; Valdai Club; Foreign Policy Agency.
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sushentsov Andrey A., is a Director of the Laboratory for the Analysis of International Problems; Director; Head.
Vernadsky avenue, 76, Moscow, Russian Federation, 119454.
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Sushentsov A.A. Perspectives of Russian lobbying in the US. Moscow State University Bulletin. Series 18. Sociology and Political Science. 2018;24(4):163-167. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24290/1029-3736-2018-24-4-163-167
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