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1 online resource (44 pages) |
| Series |
PRIF Report n. 145 |
| Contents |
1. Introduction 1 2. The confrontation and its causes 3 2.1 Where are we? From Cold Peace to Cold War 3 2.2 How did we get there? History of a separation 5 2.2.1 The Russian perspective 5 2.2.2 The Western perspective 7 2.3 No determinism: the West's changing Ostpolitik and Russia's response 9 3. Crisis management: Return to seemingly tried and tested patterns 13 3.1 Dual-track strategies and their constraints 13 3.2 Dual-track strategy as a lesson from the East-West conflict 16 4. Paradigm shift: A plea for 'Plural Peace' 18 5. From crisis management to conflict resolution: Principles of a new Western Russia policy 23 5.1 Reinforcing basic norms 23 5.2 Functionally differentiating zones of influence 25 5.3 A new Grand Bargain 29 6. How to overcome current conflicts 30 6.1 A new start in Ukraine 30 6.2 Calibrating sanctions 32 7. Conclusions 33 |
| Summary |
The annexation of Crimea plunged Russia and the West into a serious confrontation withconsiderable escalation potential. There appears to be no way out and the new USpresident will not be able to restore relations with a magic deal, even if he tries to createthis impression in his own inimitable way. It is, therefore, high time to reflect morethoroughly on why both sides have become involved in this increasingly militarizedconfrontation and what path might lead them out of it. All sides agree that long pent-uptensions were released during the Ukraine crisis. However, the official causes of thisestrangement are controversial. The Russian narrative makes the West and its flawedpolicy of NATO expansion responsible, while the West sees the fault in Putin havingbecome autocratic which required a foreign-policy opponent to achieve political backingat home. Both agree that the other side was solely responsible and that, against thisbackground, the confrontation was inevitable. However, we show that the escalation ofthis conflict was based on causes which did not predetermine the behaviour of the actors. Moreover, the causes of the conflict by no means justify such a confrontation or prevent away out of it |
| Notes |
"2017." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (PRIF, viewed January, 2017) |
| Subject |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- Foreign relations -- Russia (Federation)
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization. fast (OCoLC)fst00529467 |
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NATO-Russia relations
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Security, International -- Russia (Federation)
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Diplomatic relations.
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International relations.
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Security, International.
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Europe -- Foreign relations -- Russia (Federation)
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Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- Europe
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Russia (Federation) -- Foreign policy
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Europe.
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Russia (Federation)
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Dembinsky, Matthias
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Spanger, Hans-Joachim
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PRIF
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Leibniz-Institut Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung.
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