From “Selective Engagement” to “Enlightened Realism”?

... going to agree on values, relations should be built on interests instead. That is, not on non-dogmatic religious views of 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 Realism” Ian Bond: EU Is Always Open to Dialogue with Russia, but It All Depends on the Terms The noun realism in this formulation ...