title: Mapping Russia’s Global Influence
abstract: The article presents a comprehensive analysis of Russia’s strategic goals and instruments of influence in foreign policy between 2014 and 2021 for implementing global ambitions. Using cluster and index analysis methods, the study identifies eleven regions of influence (ROIs) and four main clusters: Border Security (BS), Economic-Historical Ties (EHT), Eastern Markets (EM), and Dialogue with North America (DNA). The analysis showed that Russia’s activity in certain regions was differentiated and 
journal: Politeja