Is NATO’s Presence Fading in Russian Near Abroad in Times of Change?
Is NATO’s Presence Fading in Russian Near Abroad in Times of Change?

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to examine the evolving place of NATO in Eurasia, giving an overview of the Alliance's partnership activities in the region. The article aims to clarify how the Alliance’s partnership policy has changed in this region and the contributions of Turkey to this policy since the 1990s as well as how NATO’s activities will be affected after Afghanistan operation and Ukraine crisis. In the Post-Cold War era, a bond between the NATO and Eurasia has been established through NATO’s expansion, its partnership policy and its military operations. Given the withdrawal troops from Afghanistan and the relations with Russia at an impasse each of these core missions’ future now appears to be in question. The article claims that maintaining the suspension of the Alliance’s cooperation with Russia caused by the Ukraine crisis could have a limiting effect on NATO’s partnership policy in Eurasia. In this framework, the impact of the crisis on the Alliance’s enlargement policy and its partnership policy are addressed in the article.

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