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This paper contends that following the end of the Cold War, the Euro-Atlantic countries failed to create a regional security system that would include Russia. Further, this failure lies at the heart of Europe’s current security problem, in which Russia is challenging the world order that emerged under American leadership. So what can the US, the Europeans and Russia now do to help bolster European security? The text’s author recommends that the immediate goal should be to prevent military conflict between Russia and NATO. The second most important goal should be for Western countries and Russia to cooperate where their interests overlap to help offset their mutual alienation.