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Record Nr.

UNINA9910345156503321

Autore

Krickus Richard J

Titolo

Medvedev's plan : giving Russia a voice but not a veto in a new European security system / / Richard J. Krickus

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Carlisle, Pa : , : Strategic Studies Institute, U S Army War College, , 2009

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 111 pages)

Soggetti

Security, International - Europe

Nuclear nonproliferation

Nuclear arms control

Russia (Federation) Military relations Europe

Europe Military relations Russia (Federation)

Russia (Federation) Military relations United States

United States Military relations Russia (Federation)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-111).

Sommario/riassunto

The author addresses the question of how to give Russia a voice but not a veto in a new European security system and provides some provocative recommendations. Most specifically, he proposes that the time has come to provide Russia with a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) and agrees that those who argue against it remain mired in a Cold War mindset that is out of sync with today's strategic realities. Ultimately, a campaign to include Russia in NATO may fail but at the very least, the endeavor deserves serious consideration. He also provides compelling reasons why U.S. defense analysts must consider several future outcomes for Russia. In addition to being the only state that is capable of devastating the United States in a nuclear exchange, most of the world's population and resources exist on the borders of its massive territory. Its future then, will shape the global strategic environment for decades to come.