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September 10, 2025Studia SecuritatisOpen Access

Forging a Blind Diplomacy: The United States and the Russian Constitutional Crisis of 1993

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Analysis reveals US officials' support for Yeltsin during the 1993 crisis, indicating strategic interests shaped foreign policy.

The American administration preferred to avoid questioning Yeltsin's legality, prioritizing strategic interests instead.
Declassified documents reveal that US officials believed supporting Yeltsin was vital for national security and democratic goals.
Clinton's foreign policy aimed to foster a democratic transition in post-Soviet Russia, seeing Yeltsin as key to that process.
The support of Yeltsin by the US occurred despite his exceeding constitutional bounds, highlighting blind diplomacy.

Ștefania-Teodora Cocor (2025) studied this question.

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