Russia and the Global Security Strategy of the European Union

  • María Isabel Nieto Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Keywords: Putin, Russia, EU, Global Security Strategy of the EU, post-soviet space, European Eastern Neighbourhood

Abstract

The present article reviews the relations between the EU and Russia in the past decade and shows the deterioration of the bilateral relations. The Putin´s Russia has become a very active geostrategic player, with a worrying behaviour, breaking balances in the international scene established since the end of the Cold War. Russia is a priority in the Foreign and Security Policy of the European Global Security Strategy, but has become also a clear competitor. This last aspect is not sufficiently underlined in the Strategy and thus the strategic framework is not clear. In parallel, it is not clear in the Strategy which are the tools the EU has to defend its neighbourhood when their independence, sovereignty or territorial defence may be put in question. This question goes beyond the support to the resilience of those neighbours.

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Published
2016-10-07
How to Cite
Nieto M. I. (2016). Russia and the Global Security Strategy of the European Union. UNISCI Journal, 42, 197-216. https://doi.org/10.5209/RUNI.53792
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