Russian President Dmitry Medvedev finally unveiled a muchvaunted draft European security treaty which he said will help the world «finally get rid of the legacy of the Cold War». Besides affirming the principle of non-divisibility of security, committing signatory countries to Nato like security pledges in case of an attack on one of its members, the draft is still obscure as decision-making processes, relations with other existing organizations, threats and menaces’ nature.
Nevertheless, the Euro-Atlantic community should welcome the draft as an opportunity for a common rethinking of the pan-European security. While Russia and the US are smoothing their bilateral relations and strengthening the partnership with China,
Europe seems apathic. Another lost occasion?