Bertil Nygren

F.D., docent
Ph.D., Associate Professor

E-mail: bertil.nygren@statsvet.su.se

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RUSSIA and NATO

(Together with Yuri Fedorov)

The relationship between Russia and NATO is at the heart of Russia's relations with the West. The relationship became particularly problematic after the adoption of the new NATO strategic doctrine in the spring of 1999 foreseeing out of areaoperations adding to the already infected NATO enlargement issue. To Russia, NATO is still the single most evident military threat to Russia. The fact that Russia is the single potential NATO enemy with the power effectively to destroy all NATO countries does not improve the situation, particularly since the only way in which Russia can play a great power role in the world is to use the only asset available its nuclear forces. At the same time, this classical type of military threat is receding into the past, and the new security problems that are evolving are undoubtedly best handled together, in co-operation, and with other means. This volume covers different aspects of Russia's relations with NATO at a time when such relations are at a particularly important juncture.

Contents

NATO, Russia and the world
Vladimir Kulagin

Russia-NATO relations after the Kosovo crisis
Nadia Alexandrova Arbatova

The Baltic Region in the framework of Russia-NATO relations
Yuri E. Fedorov

Russia and NATO on former Soviet territory: at a crossroad or up a blind alley?
Lena Jonson

Conclusions

Acronyms