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. Political actors in Russia have also seen threats to key interests in such developments as, for example, illegal immigration, unconstrained media, non-traditional religious groups, and far-right political movements. The process of securitisation is analysed across the key areas of Russia’s domestic politics in order to gain a deep understanding of factors driving policy formation in contemporary Russia. This is particularly pertinent since the rise of to power of Vladimir Putin in 2000. Putin has often been portrayed as bringing the approach of his former employers
. However, by the time Argentina and Brazil announced their intention to “return to the world” and re-embrace globalisation, globalisation itself had become elusive and entered in a deep crisis. When MERCOSUR sought to attract foreign investment and relaunch trade negotiations, no positive response was forthcoming from the rich world. International trade started to show growing signs of fragmentation, and, since 2016, the rise of new nationalist and far-right political actors has brought protectionism and contestation of multilateral institutions and rules. In this