Has Russia once again become a world power?

Over the past decade, a player that many countries had forgotten since the fall of the Soviet Empire has reemerged on the international stage: Russia. Since the early 1990s, American hegemony has made people forget that before the “hyperpower,” there were two superpowers. There has been talk of Russia’s return to the world stage through its interventions abroad, and at times its activity on the international scene has been praised in contrast to the West’s inaction. But is this really a genuine resurgence of Russia on the world stage, or is it merely a facade—loud but not very constructive?

Tout d’abord, il s’agit de définir les contours du concept de puissance d’un Etat ainsi que de puissance mondiale. La puissance n’existe que dans la relation d’une personne à une autre. C’est-à-dire la capacité qu’a une personne (dans notre cas un Etat) �