Putin's Russia: exploiting the weaknesses of liberal Europe

Autor(en): Jonas Grätz
Herausgeber: Oliver Thränert, Martin Zapfe
Reihenherausgeber: Andreas Wenger
Buchtitel: Strategic Trends 2015: Key Developments in Global Affairs
Serie: Strategic Trends
Seiten: 27-44
Verlag(e): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich
Publikationsjahr: 2015
Publikationsort: Zürich

Russia's aggression against Ukraine has brought war back into Europe. In addition, it presents a threefold challenge to an already weakened liberal Europe: With regard to security, Moscow has spoiled the EU's approach of transforming its neighborhood while disregarding the power of military coercion. Furthermore, Russia's President Vladimir Putin can also exploit the existing weaknesses of the EU's economic policies and the waning enthusiasm for the EU's liberalism in member states. Collectively, those challenges result in a crisis of the EU's liberal order.

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