NATO-Russia relations in the post-Soviet era : a new relationship inthe making?

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2004
Ateş, Sema
This thesis attempts to portray the recent course of NATO-Russia relations in the post-Soviet era, especially in terms of the issue of NATO enlargement. In this thesis NATO has been considered not as military alliance but a security community in the sense that probably no NATO member would seriously consider the use of military force as a means of problem solving among themselves. Besides this thesis examines the current state of NATO and traces its transformation from the end of the Cold War to the post September 11 era. The thesis also examines the Russian foreign policy orientation in terms of NATO enlargement after the Cold War and it will also concentrate on the new security relationship after 11 September 2001 between NATO and Russia. The thesis argues that Russia̕s inability to improve its relations with NATO stands from the fact that post-Soviet Russian leadership has been unable to reform its military structure and security culture in accordance with NATO̕s attempts at redefining its identity and strategy in the post-Cold War.

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S. Ateş, “ NATO-Russia relations in the post-Soviet era : a new relationship inthe making?,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2004.