title: The narrations on the annexation of Crimea in „Foreign Affairs” seen through theories of international relations
abstract: Publications in western specialized journals which describe the Russian Federation’s international behavior have always followed a certain paradigm of international relations. The article is an analysis of opinions and beliefs held by commentators and analysts writing for „Foreign Affairs”, based on their publications about the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation on march 2014. They have been scrutinized using three predominant theories of international relations: realism, liberalism 
journal: Repository of Kazimierz Wielki University