... depiction of large Russian-speaking communities as a fifth column leading to tensions that exist to this day. After a while, problems have accumulated, and Russia's unchanging attitude pushed the three Baltic republics towards the Western institutions: NATO and the European Union. In the midst of these problems, Russia has yet to change its attitude towards the Baltic states. Moscow preferred to talk to the 'old Europe' over the heads of Russia's closest Western neighbors. Russia still expects that Brussels, Berlin and Paris would solve all the problems within the EU and the Baltic states in particular. Such an approach gave Moscow a plausible pretext not to ...
... the near abroad in order to pull these countries into its sphere of influence;
increasing cooperation and trade with Western Europe;
undermining enlargement of the European Union and NATO into the post-Soviet space.
It is assumed that Moscow will use “measures short of war” as a tactic. This term was introduced ... ... hostile actions of the USSR and spanning a broad range of political, economic, diplomatic, intelligence and military steps.
Russia is most likely to put pressure on individual European countries in order to create a crisis and a subsequent window of ...
On November 19, 2018, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), held a discussion of W. Hill’s book “No Place for Russia: European Security Institutions Since 1989” with the participation of the author, followed by a broader discussion on European ... ... to explain current tensions and show how attempts to integrate Russia into a single Euro-Atlantic security system only led to NATO and EU domination and rivalry with Russia.
The discussion was attended by experts on European security issues, on relations ...
... possible is depriving us of our future
Introduction
The collapse of relations between Russia and the West after 2014 put an end to the idea of Greater Europe. The area of common security and cooperation from Lisbon to Vladivostok, or even... ... will grow.
Ivan Timofeev:
The Euro-Atlantic Security Formula: The Implications of NATO-Russia Relations to the Baltic Sea Region
In other words, the extremely serious... ... address mounting problems. Given such circumstances, the growing, prosperous, and stable European Union was inevitably turning into an attractive aspiration. The deeper and...
Policy Brief #5, 2016
There are more issues that divide Russia and the EU than that unite them. Although both sides support the fundamentals of the current world-order (especially when ... ... discussions. Only this conceptual settlement will reverse the current ‘divide-unite’ split in favour of more unity.
Russia and Europe: Somewhat Different, Somewhat the Same?
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... US already has at its disposal. The Alliance tried to demonstrate its relevancy with its mission in Afghanistan, which is far beyond the line of its responsibility, but miserably failed there.
The confrontation with Russia over Ukraine re-energized NATO. Washington again put its European allies where they belong, using the Alliance as its instrument. Having left Russia and the European Union no room for maneuver, the US broke the links between them. Moreover, it revived the decisive role of hard power in world affairs and politics. Speaking generally, Washington legitimized again the NATO-centric model of the European order ...
Differences between Russia and Europe have been discussed at length. The fact that these differences exist has taken root in political ideology and social stereotypes ... ... are determined by supranational institutions. "Post-modern" countries are grouped into two superstructures — NATO and the EU – which project formidable military and economic power.
This difference strongly affects relations between ...
