Closer cooperation with Russia should become...
A report titled The Future of NATO, which provides an expert view of alliance"s foreign policies, was issued by the Council on Foreign Relations on Wednesday.
NATO is currently preparing its new strategic plan, due to be released in November. The Council named the improvement of ties with Russia among its three recommendations for aliance"s foreign policies. The main recommendations are to maintain the idea of NATO"s values in Europ, and to develop partnership with the European Union and democratic countries which are not members of the alliance.
"The core problem in NATO-Russia relations can be summed up quite simply: NATO will not allow Russia to have a veto over alliance decisions, while Russia believes it is a great power deserving a full voice in European security affairs. Because NATO has been able to pursue policies despite Russian objections, it has done so, breeding further resentment from Moscow every time," the report said.