The New Cold War: Populist game or modern reality?
Journal: Research Explorer (The University of Manchester)
Year: 2016

Russian annexation of Crimea has significantly changed the security on the European continent. In result, relations between the West and the Russian Federation were also subject to a drastic shift. Following the war in Eastern Ukraine, MH17 tragedy, Russian military trainings close to NATO borders and constant violation of the Alliance’s airspace, one cannot but notice the newly shaped reality, which differs from the perceived peace after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Although the conflict i