... to the table before too long, and that the previous experience of managing the East-West stalemate in the shared European neighborhood will be in demand once again.
A... ... losing its position as the top Moscow’s foreign policy priority.
Getting back to the Cold War order
Ivan Timofeev:
Russia-West: Rising Stakes
Many influential Russian analysts... ... status as major nuclear powers and special responsibility for strategic stability and international security in general”. See: The Concept of the Foreign Policy of the...
... addressing this question, a particularly relevant one, given the current frightening disorder and madness in most of our so-called ‘western world’, I must stipulate that the future does not exist, except in our minds. This makes the question redundant, unless ... ... where our memories come into play. I remember the euphoria accompanying the fall of the Berlin Wall and the alleged end of the Cold War, which led to a unipolar world. But how many of us do properly recall the major events that have occurred in recent years?...
It is necessary to realize who makes decisions and how
In the Cold War period the interest in military-political predictability coexisted with tough confrontation. The current situation is much more dangerous.
Relations between Russia and the West have become more dangerous than during the Soviet-US confrontation. Deterrence is now accompanied by the loss of institutions and a clear understanding of mutual interests and intentions. Communication and dialogue were the previous approach to settling ...
