The territory of the former Soviet Union has completely lost its former contours and has turned into a field for an open struggle involving major players. The inter-state relations slide into total chaos and there are no clear rules of conduct.
The territory of the former Soviet Union has completely lost its former contours and has turned into a field for an open struggle involving major players. The inter-state relations slide into total chaos and there are no clear rules of conduct.
When the Baltic countries entered NATO and the European Union a couple of years ago, many thought it was the end of the centuries-old "red line." Euro-Atlantic organizations had crossed into the former Russian and Soviet empires.
In September 2004, the Russian city of Novgorod hosted an international conference entitled Russia at the Turn of the Century: Hopes and Reality. Its organizers were the RIA Novosti news agency, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Russia in Global Affairs, and The Moscow Times.