Author(s): Teodora DOBRE, Virginia ANDREI
Publication name: Romanian Intelligence Studies Review
Publisher name: Mihai Viteazul National Intelligence Academy
Publication type: Journal article
Publication date: December 31, 2015
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Issue/ Volume: 14/2015
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Abstract
At the strategic level, the psychological assessment of the political leader
becomes primordial for a successful intelligence service, mostly because we often view a
nation’s foreign policy in terms of its leader’s personality and we know that their
decisions are influenced by their belief system (or operational code) and motivations.
This paper is focused on shaping a connection between the operational code of Vladimir
Putin and his actions, taken in the name of Russia, managing global crises like the
American invasion in Iraq, the Iranian file, the missile defense problem, and the crisis in
Syria and Ukraine. My attempt is meant to discover a pattern of action within the
political behavior of the most controversial leader of the moment as well as to develop
predictions, concerning his future approaches of global issues.
Keywords: Vladimir Putin, political behaviour, political lider, international
crises, cognitive system.
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