Geopolitics with Grain
Commodity and Instrument of Moscow’s Foreign Policy
Deutsche Fassung
Abstract
Russia increasingly views the agricultural sector through a geopolitical lens. In particular, the export of grain is intended to generate income for the state budget. At the same time it serves as an instrument of foreign policy towards countries in the Global South. Russia's growing share of the world wheat market favours this plan. Foreign agricultural trading companies are being forced out of Russia, while domestic ones are being pressured into state-affiliated corporations. This also helps to circumvent sanctions.
(Osteuropa 6-7/2024, pp. 169–172)