TensionsbetweenRussiaandtheWesthavegrownincreasinglyapparentinrecentyears.ThiscanbedemonstratedinMoscow'sideologicalconfrontationswiththeWest,theintensifyingrivalryovermilitarystrategicforce,thefiercegeopoliticalconfrontation,andgravecontentionsoverenergyresourcesbetweenthetwo.Theauthorconcludesthatinshort,risingRussia-UStensionscanhardlyberemedied.Itisamatterofpoliticalsignificancethatmeritscarefulconsiderationbytheinternationalcommunity.
