While Russia is no longer the superpower it was in the Soviet era, militarily it is still a great power, at least in Europe and Asia. To address the numerous regional conflicts (Iran, Middle East, Afghanistan/Pakistan, Central Asia, North Korea) and global challenges (climate protection, disarmament, arms control, nuclear anti-proliferation, energy security) that have high priority on the Western agenda, cooperation with Russia is necessary.
虽然俄罗斯再也不是苏联时期的超级大国了，但是，从军事上讲，它仍然是一个大国，至少在欧洲和亚洲是如此。为了应对众多的区域冲突（伊朗，中东，阿富汗/巴基斯坦，中亚，北朝鲜）以及那些在西方的议程上具有很高优先级别的全球挑战（气候保护，裁军，军备控制，防止核扩散，能源安全），西方和俄罗斯进行合作是必要的。