ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses Russia's points of view on its own position in Europe and on the European security identity. It focuses the relations between Russia and the international institutions which have influence on European security. At the same time, Russian political groups' reactions vis-a-vis the developments in Europe and the priorities of the Russian foreign policy makers on the new process should be considered as intervening factors in this study. The study of the foreign policy variables defined with J. N. Rosenau's famous pre-theories is mainly discussed and developed by the behaviorist works in the theories of international relations. In the post-Cold War era, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), has confronted the challenge of remaining relevant in a transformed European security environment devoid of the threat of an all-out attack on Western Europe from the East. NATO states that it shall adapt its strategic concept to the new security environment in Europe.
