Journal Article

Russian and European Union's Quest for the formation of a European security system after the cold war

Diyarbakirlioglu, Kaan

2019

Overview

The need for an understanding of the problem of creating a modern system for resolving European security problems and developing new reliable mechanisms for intraregional security with the participation of the EU and Russia has become an important issue in Europe. The current European security system is no longer based on traditional great power balancing. This article firstly examines how the transformation of the European security system has taken place in the post-confrontational period and secondly analyses how this process has influenced the role and place of Russia in the post-cold war European security architecture. This article shows that the place of Russia within the system of pan-European security since 1991 fits into the logic of keeping Russia outside of Europe. The new strategic nuances of Western policy are only modernized tools that regulate the degree of distance between the US, NATO and the EU from Russia.

• Publisher: Cogent,Taylor & Francis Ltd,Taylor & Francis Group
• Subject: Cold War / European security architecture / NATO and Russia / Post Cold War period / Post-cold War Europe / Power / Russian security strategy / Security / Transformation