The Russian position in the Euro-Atlantic geopolitical
region was supposed to turn towards careful cooperation following two major
doctrinal shifts which have occurred recently. Obama’s policy of restarting the
US-Russian relations (including the signing of the START treaty, which is
clearly a Kremlin’s win) and opening the door to the East by inviting the
Russian side to the missile defense system of NATO that is currently being
developed should have resulted into a new round of détente of post-bipolar aggrieving
ex-superpower. Published at the North Africa Post.
