Working Paper - EUROPE BETWEEN THE NATO'S HAMMER AND THE RUSSIAN ANVIL
Foreword
The new world order arising from the disintegration of the former Soviet Union and the consequent disappearance of the bypolar system have upset the balance of power which previously created its own form of stability.
After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War, the world has become unreliable, unpredictable and dangerous owing also to regional crises caused by ethnic, social and religious factors.