The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Islamic Republic of Iran ‍Central Asia and The Caucasus Journal 2322-3766 21 91 2016 10 01 Russia and United Nations Security Council with Focus upon Voting Mechanism Russia and United Nations Security Council with Focus upon Voting Mechanism 65 92 22222 FA Vahid Zolfaghari Journal Article 2016 10 19 The hypothesis of this paper is that due to impotency of understanding the changing concept of ‘Geopolitics’ in Russian foreign policy and its shifting strategic choice, the doctrine of political realism and economic pragmatism are not capable of analyzing the Russian voting behavior in the SC, rather, the admixture of classic approaches with the doctrine of critical geopolitics will more clarify the Kremlin’s voting behaviors in the SC. Indeed, realistic and utilitarian approaches on one hand and the concept of politics as societal, cultural and discursive action on the other hand will answer the question.  The hypothesis of this paper is that due to impotency of understanding the changing concept of ‘Geopolitics’ in Russian foreign policy and its shifting strategic choice, the doctrine of political realism and economic pragmatism are not capable of analyzing the Russian voting behavior in the SC, rather, the admixture of classic approaches with the doctrine of critical geopolitics will more clarify the Kremlin’s voting behaviors in the SC. Indeed, realistic and utilitarian approaches on one hand and the concept of politics as societal, cultural and discursive action on the other hand will answer the question.  https://ca.ipisjournals.ir/article_22222_3d2172418ce305c7d16d4b05597c6a59.pdf