Bandmaster or Conductor: What is Wrong with the EU ”Selective Engagement” Policy?

... relations between Moscow and Brussels had passed, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini made a policy statement in which she set out the new strategic principles of the European Union’s policy ... ... that were hard for Moscow to swallow, the so-called “Mogherini List” included the potentially constructive principle of “selective engagement.” That is, Brussels could interact with Moscow in areas of mutual interest, whether this be regional conflicts ...