Abstract

FERNANDES, Sandra. NATO and Russia: new strategic views. Relações Internacionais [online]. 2010, n.27, pp.45-53. ISSN 1645-9199.

Since the resurgence of Russia under Putin’s leadership the recurring contestation of NATO’s legitimacy has evolved from the rhetoric level to a greater oppositional capacity. The features of the New Strategic Concept of the Atlantic Alliance, being outlined by a group of experts, and the new Russian doctrines guiding its external actions that have been approved in the last two years, do not indicate political convergences. The forthcoming NATO Lisbon summit of November 2010 will have to manage a balance between its legitimacy issues towards the Kremlin that have crystallized in Europe, and the need to cooperate with the Russian giant in the global strategic environment.

Keywords : NATO; Russian Federation; global and European security; OSCE.

        · abstract in Portuguese     · text in Portuguese     · Portuguese ( pdf )