Webinar ’Russia and NATO: Enemies Once Again?’

On May 27, 2015 the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in cooperation with the Valdai International Discussion Club, will hold an open webinar entitled “Russia and NATO: Enemies Once Again?” The newest publication in the Valdai Papers series is devoted to analysis of the concept of New Atlanticism, the alternative Atlantic security system that has been developing since the end of the Cold war. On May 13–14, the Turkish city of Antalya hosted a meeting of NATO foreign ministers to discuss the Alliance’s policies in Ukraine and the Middle East. Against the background of the ongoing conflict in Southeast Ukraine and the deterioration of relations between Russia and the West, hopes for real cooperation are dwindling, although this is not for a lack of trying. Have Russia–NATO relations hit rock bottom? Could the situation escalate with the transition into a more peaceful phase of the confrontation? Will the sides be able to separate the Ukraine situation from cooperation in