No. 167: Russia, Europe and the Far Right

Author(s): Marlene Laruelle, Péter Krekó, Lóránt Gyori, Attila Juhász, Giovanni Savino
Editor(s): Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder, Aglaya Snetkov
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 167
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen; Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University
Publication Year: 2015

This edition considers the relationship between the Putin regime and far-right political parties in Europe. Firstly, Marlene Laruelle examines the overarching picture of Russia's 'bedfellowing policy' towards the European far right, noting that these new relationships provide the Putin regime with multiple channels for influence within certain European countries. Secondly, Péter Krekó, Lóránt Gyori, and Attila Juhász assess the linkages between Putin's Russia and Hungarian right-wing political parties, with one such party, Jobbik, now working to promote Moscow's policies and interests in both Hungary and the European parliament. Thirdly, Giovanni Savino outlines how the recent shift within far-right political parties in Italy towards pro-Russian positions is due to the image of the Kremlin as a bastion of traditional values, conservative policies, and anti-US forces.

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