Russia’s Dual Response to the West Creates Policy Confusion

Misperceptions make the West’s Russia policy wobbly, but it is not clear that the resulting disorientation is good for Russia.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: West Should Keep a Wary Eye on Russia's Zapad War Games (Chatham House, August 2017, et al) http://www.europeansources.info/record/west-should-keep-a-wary-eye-on-russias-zapad-war-games/

ESO: Background information: Trump, Putin and the Growing Risk of Military Escalation (ELN, June 2017) http://www.europeansources.info/record/trump-putin-and-the-growing-risk-of-military-escalation/

ESO: Background information: Moscow’s Presence in Libya Is a New Challenge for the West (Chatham House, May 2017, et al) http://www.europeansources.info/record/moscows-presence-in-libya-is-a-new-challenge-for-the-west/

ESO: Background information: What does Russia want? (ECFR, May 2017) http://www.europeansources.info/record/what-does-russia-want/

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