ABSTRACT

Are foreign policy attitudes among Russian elites structured around broader beliefs about the nature of world politics? Are these attitudes consistently related to individual cognitive styles? I address these questions using survey data on the Russian foreign policy elite spanning most of the post-Soviet period. In my analysis, I focus on militant internationalism – a hawkish foreign policy orientation – and its relationship to the dogmatic cognitive style. The internal structure of militant internationalism among Russian elites reveals two constituent dimensions: perception of threat from the United States (anti-Americanism) and acceptance of using armed force abroad (militarism). I also demonstrate that militarism is positively related to dogmatism, whereas anti-Americanism appears to be more volatile. This analysis represents the first attempt to study elites’ views on foreign policy within the motivated cognition framework using survey data from outside of the United States.

摘要

俄罗斯精英之间的外交政策态度是否建立在对世界政治本质的更广泛信仰的基础上？这些态度是否一直与个人的认知风格相关？我使用有关苏联后大部分时期的俄罗斯外交政策精英的调查数据来解决这些问题。在我的分析中，我专注于好战的国际主义-一种鹰派的外交政策取向-及其与教条性认知风格的关系。俄罗斯精英之间好战国际主义的内部结构揭示了两个构成方面：感知来自美国的威胁（反美主义）和接受在国外使用武装力量（军事主义）。我还证明了军国主义与教条主义正相关，而反美主义似乎更加动荡。