EU and NATO Relations with Russia

Taylor & Francis

Do the EU and NATO threaten Russian security? This book explores the rise of these exclusive \u2019inter-democratic\u2019 security institutions after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the ensuing effects on relations with Russia. Two competing theories are tested to explore whether these institutions aggravate or mitigate the security dilemma with Russia. Glenn Diesen argues that a European security architecture that demotes the largest state on the continent to an object of security inevitably results in \u2019European integration\u2019 becoming a zero-sum geopolitical project that has set the West on a collision course with Russia. > Do the EU and NATO threaten Russian security? The book explores the rise of these exclusive \u2019inter-democratic\u2019 security institutions after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the ensuing effects on relations with Russia. Two competing theories are tested to explore whether these institutions aggravate or mitigate the security dilemma.