CHALLENGES RELATED TO THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT INDICATE THAT TRANSATLANTIC UNITY IS NEEDED NOW MORE THAN IT EVER HAS BEEN SINCE 1989. THE CONFLICT COULD LEAD TO STRENGTHENING IT AND FORCING TRANSATLANTIC LEADERS TO UNDERTAKE CONCRETE MILITARY, ECONOMIC OR EVEN SOFT-POWER RELATED ACTION TOWARDS RUSSIA. ONE CAN ASSUME, HOWEVER, THAT THE CONCEPT OF A NEW COLD WAR IS RATHER EXAGGERATED.