Greater Europe: Internal and External Security Threats

Abstract

This article, prepared on the basis of a report heard at the RAS Presidium session on May 23, 2017, presents models of international relations that have determined the formats, structural framework, and elements of the security of Greater Europe after 1945, both implemented and designed. The boundaries of Greater Europe are outlined, and the meaning of internal and external threats to its security is disclosed. The consequences of the deepening risks for Russia in the development of Greater Europe and tasks facing the country in this context are formulated.