Russia’s European Prospects
Given their strong traditions of building human capital, Russia and Europe have much to offer each other. By focusing on where their modernization agendas overlap, they can identify ways to increase their human capital’s efficiency – and avoid being left behind in the globalization race.
MOSCOW – In 1966, Charles de Gaulle’s vision of a Europe “that stretched from the Atlantic to the Urals” was provocative. Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin has advanced an even more ambitious goal: “a common market stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific.”