Konstantin Khudoley

Konstantin Khudoley is Professor and Head of the European Studies Department at the School of International Relations, St. Petersburg University, Russia. Views expressed are personal.

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New Russia-West Confrontation: War of Attrition or Escalation?

The article analyses the ongoing Russia-West confrontation manifested mainly in the armed conflict in Ukraine, the world’s largest war of sanctions, a growing confrontation in cyberspace and politics, the erosion of the system of arms control treaties and a sharp reduction of cooperation in the humanitarian sphere. Russia and the West are fighting not only for influence in Ukraine but also over the future of international relations on a global scale in the coming decades.