The Sunset of Greater Europe

... cooperation in tackling common problems and making the international system governable again. Without fulfilling this task, we are doomed to a historically prolonged period of bipolarity at its worst. 11. Obviously, in the emerging new geopolitical reality, Russia is no longer the eastern flank of the failed Greater Europe and is becoming the western flank of the emerging Greater Eurasia. The shift of strategic emphasis from west to east is virtually a foregone conclusion, irrespective of the dynamics and outcome of the current crisis. The complexities of the shifting accents should not be underestimated: it is a long-term, painful ...