Territories between great powers-borderlands-have always been areas of strife. So it is with the countries caught between Russia and the West, those that were once part of the Soviet Union or firmly within its sphere of influence. Much of Europe has consolidated and, with the United States, established a lasting liberal democratic order, but Russia has been increasingly pushing back. Though most of the “borderlands” countries are now West-facing, Moscow wants to control at least the national security policies of its near neighbors.
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John E. Herbst: The new Cold War could learn a lot from the old one
The full moon rises behind one of the Kremlin ruby stars in Moscow on March 1, 2018.
