Articles by Sebastian Schäffer

Friday 29th January

Russia and the Eastern Partnership: from zero-sum to positive-sum

Sebastian Schäffer, 29 January 2010
Alexander Sergunin is right that Moscow is concerned the EU’s Eastern Partnership is setting out to undermine its sphere of influence. But this is a misperception, responds Sebastian Schaeffer, for it implies a zero sum game. In fact, the EU and Russia are mutually dependent and have overlapping interests. They need to work together more closely, and communicate better
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