title: Russia in the International System: BRICS and the Eurasian Union
abstract: The 21 st century is marked by a series of events and changes in the international system. The dominance of the US is challenged by the rise of emerging powers and their external policy objectives of obtaining a greater role in the formulation of international politics and in the main international institutions. This paper will focus on one of the countries in the emerging powers group, maybe the most controverted one, Russia. Many observers consider that Russia isn't an emerging power and can't