It is often said that young lovers argue for one main reason: to experience the sweet pleasure of making up shortly thereafter. The exact opposite is true in Russian-NATO relations: The only reason they make up is to argue once again shortly thereafter. Indeed, no sooner had the two sides announced a reconciliation last year, they once again reverted to the usual expressions of distrust and resentment.
The source of conflict this time is an idea that was originally intended to prove that NATO-
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