ABSTRACT
At the dawn of the twenty-first century, the international order is growing plural and
interdependent in political, economic, military and security terms with fundamental
consequences in the (re)alignment of powers. The United States (US), the European
Union (EU) and Russia are major actors in this challenging ‘uni-multipolar world’
(Huntington 1999, 35), sharing fears and concerns and competing regarding the most
appropriate way of addressing these. In the face of the many threats to global security
and in a world marked by growing interdependence in the context of profound
changes, such as the demise of communism and the rise of Islamic radicalism,
the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), illegal trafficking and
corruptive regimes, what might be the impact of transatlantic dis(unity) and Russia’s
inputs in the process?
