Russia’s New Euro-Atlanticism
Russian-U.S. relations in the post-Cold War era have had their ups and downs, but the trend has generally been toward a reduction in spheres of cooperation, already limited just to…
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EU-Russian Border Security: Stereotypes and Realities
Russia has land borders with five European Union states: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. The aggregate length of these borders is more than 2,250 kilometers, roughly one-fifth of all…
On a Collision Course: The EU and Russia Revisit Europe’s Recent Past
Recent studies have pointed to a fundamental transformation of the way in which the European Union imagines itself and establishes legitimacy in the eyes of its citizens and external audience.…
Missile Defense Cooperation in the U.S. – European – Russian Triangle
The United States’s persistence in seeking to develop a comprehensive missile defense system for the protection of the “homeland, deployed forces, friends, and allies” brought the issue of international cooperation to the…
Putin’s European Project: Derailed or Set Back in Reformatting?
The November 25, 2004 Russia-EU summit, dominated by disagreement over elections in Ukraine, marked a record low point in Russia’s relations with Europe. Putin probably regretted his decision to postpone this…
Russia Between ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Europe: New Policy Articulations
A number of recent developments have sharpened the interest in Europe’s eastern margins where Russia finds itself in direct contact with NATO and the EU. The accession of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia…
Rejoining Europe?: The Socializing Power of European Institutions
Recent months have witnessed a heated debate between the United States and its European allies over basic foreign policy strategies. Played out largely in discussions over the war on terror, headline stories…
Is a More Democratic Europe Good News for Post-Soviet States?
The title of this memo—“Is a More Democratic Europe Good News for Post-Soviet States?”—may raise a few eyebrows. After all, how could the answer be anything but yes?! Such a quick and…
Putin and Bush, Perfect Together: Yet Russia’s Alliance with Europe is Inevitable…Eventually
At the tactical level, the Putin-Bush alliance against terrorism is secure, but this alliance is based on two wasting assets: Bush’s presidency and a shared understanding of what constitutes the terrorist threat.…
Europe’s Eastern Dimension: Russia’s Reaction to Poland’s Initiative
The process of European Union enlargement dictates two important and interrelated changes in EU–Russia relations. The first is geographic, as the EU’s borders have pushed eastward to Russia. Second, there is…