Reforming the Euro-Atlantic Security Architecture: An Opportunity for U.S. Leadership

Mankoff contends that the US should take a more active interest in the Russian proposal for a new Euro-Atlantic security agreement, and work closely with its European allies to fill in the details. The basic logic underlying the Russian proposal for a new security architecture is sound, even if many...

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Published in:	The Washington quarterly 2010-04, Vol.33 (2), p.65-83
Main Author:	Mankoff, Jeffrey
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Europe Foreign policy Foreign relations International agreements International Relations International relations-US International security Leadership National security NATO Proposals Russia Security Strategic studies U.S.A United States of America
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Summary:	Mankoff contends that the US should take a more active interest in the Russian proposal for a new Euro-Atlantic security agreement, and work closely with its European allies to fill in the details. The basic logic underlying the Russian proposal for a new security architecture is sound, even if many of the specific suggestions Moscow has put forward remain disappointing. In part because of the inadequacy of existing European institutions, a new Euro-Atlantic framework could help address these fundamental sources of insecurity and develop a way to engage common security threats with Moscow, rather than relying on the distant and retreating vision of assimilating Russia into Western values and institutions. As long as it does not disrupt existing institutions, such a limited security pact would be in the interest of the US and the European Union, as well as Russia. Given the West's discord when it comes to dealing with Moscow, it is incumbent on Washington to take the lead in devising a constructive response to the proposal from Moscow.
ISSN:	0163-660X 1530-9177