A Difficult Balancing Act: Russia’s Role in the Eastern Mediterranean - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

A Difficult Balancing Act: Russia’s Role in the Eastern Mediterranean - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Russia’s assertiveness in the Eastern Mediterranean is part of its broader strategy for undermining the cohesion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union and thus complicating the Western alliance’s ability to operate, plan, and formulate policy.