In the future the Soviets can be expected to push such pan-European schemes more vigorously. They are one of the few ways that the USSR can be assured of exerting influence in Europe. In addition, such schemes could contain the growth of instability and nationalism in Eastern Europe, which many Soviet analysts see as growing threat to European security. To counteract this danger, some Soviet analysts have called for the intensification of ties to Western countries and the “accelerated construction of a new security system, particularly the creation of permanent institutions for all-European control of political processes. Such a system is also seen as providing a “corset” to ensure that German unification evolves peacefully and does not pose a threat to the general trend toward increased East-West cooperation.