Joe Biden amerikai elnök külpolitikai szerepfelfogásának vizsgálata az orosz-ukrán konfliktus kapcsán

Abstract

According to Role Theory, which is derived from sociology and psychology, all individuals assume a role that is adapted to a particular situation, living conditions, and expectations.This basic idea has also been incorporated into the foreign policy analysis with the intention of gaining insight into the hidden parts of foreign policy decision-making. This study focuses on U.S. president Joe Biden’s role with regard to conceptions about the Russo-Ukrainian War and his relations with post-socialist Eastern European. After the theoretical section, the article analyses remarks made by Biden in the presidential election during the Ukrainian war’s first half year. These remarks reveal his ideology, while the external impacts determine his decision-making and his “mental map.” As a result, we can assess that Biden has assumed the role of the “protector of Faith,” namely the protector of the liberal democratic order against the aggressive pressure of autocracy represented by China and Russia. To perform this role, Biden, as the U.S. president, reinforces U.S. alliances and ensures security as well as financial and humanitarian help to Ukraine. In this situation the importance of Eastern Europe heightens significantly, not because of the military power of these countries, but because of their geographical location on NATO’s Eastern flank.