Although perceptions of the relationship between Russia and the West within the Euro-Atlantic community vary, NATO-Russia relations are still essential to that community’s security. In this article the author takes up the idea expressed by NATO’s Secretary General that the time has come to take matters forward. He suggests that ambitious and proactive solutions are now needed.
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‘If we start moving towards the Alliance of Europe, the bright dreams
of Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Victor Hugo about a united and peaceful Europe
will come true, not the gloomy prophecies of Oswald Spengler.'(1)
The negotiations between Russia and France concerning the potential acquisition by the Russian Federation of French-built Mistral-class amphibious assault ships(2) have recently shed additional light on the relationship between the so-called ‘Westerners’ and Russia, and illustrated the different perceptions among the Euro-Atlantic community. After some more significant events such as the Kosovo NATO air campaign in 1999 and the Russo-Georgian conflict in 2008, people in the West are aware that the Cold War is not totally over.
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Juin 2026
n° 891
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