تأمين السلام في أوروبا .. ستروب تالبوت، وحلف شمال الأطلسي، وروسيا بعد الحرب الباردة

After the Cold War, the United States and its NATO allies faced crucial questions. Can Russia, their archrival, be integrated into the liberal international order? What role should the republics of the former Soviet Union and its satellite states in Eastern and Central Europe play within the Euro-Atlantic security system? These questions have gained renewed importance since Russia's massive invasion of Ukraine, with Vladimir Putin portraying Russia as a victim of Western expansionism. This painstakingly researched book offers a new perspective on NATO's relationship with Russia through the eyes of Strobe Talbot, Deputy Secretary of State for seven years under President Bill Clinton, and the chief US diplomatic intermediary to the former Soviet Union. Stefan Kenninger traces the Clinton administration's efforts to simultaneously engage with Russia and expand NATO, as key elements of a new European security architecture. Drawing on Talbot's memoirs, as well as American and European archives and extensive interviews with former government officials, he highlights NATO's openness, its missions in Bosnia and Kosovo, and other thorny issues. Kenninger argues that a careful look at Talbot's foreign policy refutes Putin's claims that the West exploited Russia's post-Cold War weakness, showing that the Clinton administration and its NATO allies sought to involve Russia at every step. Securing Peace in Europe, a comprehensive and informed account of American diplomacy during the Clinton years, provides insight into the complex relations between Russia and the West.