№157: Squaring the Circle: Is a Balanced Deterrence and Dialogue Approach toward Russia Workable? Cover Image

№157: Squaring the Circle: Is a Balanced Deterrence and Dialogue Approach toward Russia Workable?
№157: Squaring the Circle: Is a Balanced Deterrence and Dialogue Approach toward Russia Workable?

Author(s): Wojciech Lorenz, Jakub M. Godzimirski
Subject(s): Economic policy, International relations/trade, Developing nations
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Russia; dialogue; international relations
Summary/Abstract: Dialogue between Russia and NATO is indispensable to limit the risk of unintended military confrontation amid increased tension. Without dialogue, Alliance cohesion is also at stake. To develop a balance between deterrence and dialogue, it is necessary to understand how the two actions relate to each other, what lessons the West can learn from the past, and what goals it wants to achieve apart from limiting the risk of confrontation.

  • Page Count: 9
  • Publication Year: 2017
  • Language: English