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The European Union and the United States should continue prioritising transatlantic unity and coordination in their response to Russia’s assertive foreign policy, a group of scholars from Europe and the United States contend in a new report entitled ‘Russia: A Test for Transatlantic Unity’ and published by the Transatlantic Academy. They argue that the main Russian challenge to the transatlantic community is the Kremlin’s use of force against its neighbours and the resultant threat to European security. In their view, the transatlantic partners should respond with continuous support for good governance to countries such as Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia, and work with them to develop their security and border control capabilities. At the same time, they must work with Russia to try to end the war in Syria and prevent unanticipated military incidents. Additionally, the report proposes that Europe and the United States must invest in the next generation of Russia/Eurasia experts so that they will be better equipped to deal with Russia, and continue efforts to engage Russian civil society despite obstruction from the Russian government. However, the authors see the main challenge for the United States and Europe over the next couple of years in presenting a united front when dealing with Russia over the Ukraine crisis. This could be challenging given pressure from some EU member states to ease sanctions, uncertainty about the foreign policy of the next U.S. presidential administration, and growing “Ukraine fatigue” due to political infighting and slow progress on reforms in Kyiv.
'Russia: A Test for Transatlantic Unity' is the eighth annual report from the Transatlantic Academy, a Washington-based partnership of the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, the Robert Bosch Stiftung, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, and the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung, which focuses on a different theme of importance to the transatlantic relationship every year. Three of the authors of the report, Nelli Babayan of Freie Universität Berlin, Andrew Moravcsik of Princeton University and Angela Stent of Georgetown University will discuss their research on this broad topic and their ideas for western policy going forward.
Information on participating / attending:
Please register via events@hertie-school.org, stating your affiliation.
Date:
05/26/2016 15:30 - 05/26/2016 17:00
Event venue:
Friedrichstraße 180
10117 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars, Students
Email address:
Relevance:
transregional, national
Subject areas:
Politics
Types of events:
Seminar / workshop / discussion
Entry:
05/23/2016
Sender/author:
Vincent Venus
Department:
Pressestelle
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event54388
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