'In sum, Pouliot's book is a very important and innovative piece of scholarship.' Tuomas Forsberg, Europe-Asia Studies
1. Introduction; Part I. Restoring the Practical Logic of Peace: 2. The logic of practicality: a theory of practice of security communities; 3. A 'sobjective' methodology for the study of practicality; Part II. The Symbolic Power Politics of NATO-Russia Diplomacy: 4. The logic of practicality at the NATO-Russia council; 5. The early steps: NATO, Russia and the double enlargement, 1992–7; 6. The fallout: NATO and Russia from Kosovo to Georgia, 1998–2008; 7. Conclusion.