From “Selective Engagement” to “Enlightened Realism”?

...." An analogue of Kant's "moral law" in this case would be the unity of fundamental values between Russia and the European Union. However, since the European and Russian elites are never going to agree on values, relations should be built on ... ... Immanuel Kant, but instead on the atheist rationalism of Nikolay Chernyshevsky. It would seem that the theory of “enlightened realism” could complement “selective engagement” as a platform for the development of EU–Russia relations moving forward. Why We Need “Enlightened ...