... to the European world and order that existed 15, 20 or even 30 years ago. In that European order, there was no conflict over Ukraine, no sharp Eurozone crisis, no migration crisis on the present scale, no Brexit, and no rise of right-wing populism. That ... ... stakeholder in the project. This, in turn, predetermined the country’s turn toward Asia.
Andrey Kortunov:
One More Time on Greater Europe and Greater Eurasia
The second explanation is a systems one. Over this same quarter-century, Russia has not succeeded ...
... shortsighted use of available opportunities without any long-term thinking.
In contrast, the presence of a common unifying idea makes pragmatism meaningful and focused on attaining common long-term goals.
What exactly can be done to realize the idea of a Greater Europe and avoid taking situation-based, chaotic and hostile steps? The minimum required steps are as follows:
In the field of security
Alexander Gushchin, Sergei Markedonov:
Russia and Ukraine: A Corridor of Opportunities
1. Refrain from provoking actions in the military sphere, namely the build-up of military forces, dangerous approaches by military aircraft, warships, etc. Carry out military exercises and maneuvers in contact zones ...
... be gradually replaced with a more practical discussion of how, together with Moscow, to help Ukraine overcome the current crisis. Such work would be incompatible with a policy of sanctions and would accelerate their lifting or at least easing.
Join Greater Europe together with Ukraine?
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Sergei Markedonov, Alexander Gushchin:
Russia and Ukraine: A Corridor of Opportunities
Obviously, the second scenario would require Russia to display much more diplomatic prowess, political flexibility and readiness to engage ...
Task Force Position Paper
Task Force Position Paper
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1. Introduction
In a
previous paper
, this Task Force argued that if Europeans did not begin pursuing a new, Greater European cooperative project, then divisions between the EU and Russia over Ukraine and between NATO and Russia on other issues could create a new period of confrontation in Europe.
That fear has now, sadly, become a reality.
As a result, while we believe the goal of a cooperative Greater Europe is still worth pursuing in the ...
... defence budgets in the EU have been steadily decreasing. President Obama renounced the EIS project and, reflecting mostly Germany’s position, all NATO deployments in Eastern Europe were halted in the past few years (only to be resumed in wake of the Ukraine crisis). Only when Russia’s modernised military invades its neighbours is it hard to argue against increased defence spending in the West. Greater Europe’s proponents highlight the need to resolve Europe’s frozen conflicts — and one wonders what the EU can do about Nagorno-Karabakh, where Russia is arming both sides; about Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which Russia created; ...
... far-reaching sanctions regime that could potentially badly damage its economy. Putin, it seems, is not for turning — neither on Ukraine, nor any other issue. The world-view he has helped construct and maintained over the last 14 years, based on negative ... ... will ever stop him from challenging the EU and compel him to build trust for a cooperative international environment in the Greater European space. The time is also less than of ideal for far-reaching reform in Europe. It is still only slowly recovering ...
... community is a strategic landmark both for me and seemingly for my opponents who regard Eastern Partnership as a success and Ukraine’s Euro-integration as its consequence.
Today, the European space boasts two large-scale unification projects, offering ... ... the Eastern Partnership was first launched.
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Igor Ivanov, Des Browne, Adam Daniel Rotfeld:
We Need to Build Greater Europe
In the early 1990s, Europe shifted to a new qualitative level of integration, i.e. from the EEC to the EU, whereas ...
... to meet the global challenges of the future.
Source:
Коммерсантъ
:
Необходимо строить Большую Европу
Gazeta Wyborcza
:
Budujmy Szerszą Europę. Pierwsze wyzwanie: Ukraina - Unia - Rosja
/ Let’s build Greater Europe. First challenge: Ukraine – EU - Russia
