Brian Michael Jenkins
Security,
The Western allies and Russia conceivably could achieve through dialogue and accommodation a more constructive relationship.
The current debate in Washington about Russia’s role in attempting to influence the outcome of the U.S. presidential race is part of the larger strategic issue of how to respond to a long-term Russian campaign aimed at intimidating its neighbors, destabilizing Europe and undermining NATO. A nationalistic and revanchist Russia, a divided and unsettled Europe, and a distracted and unpredictable United States have created an unprecedented and perilous confluence of events.
President Vladimir Putin considers the collapse of the Soviet …read more
Source: The National Interest
