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Working Paper No.76 / 2023
The following working paper examines the current state of security in the Baltic region. It has become clear that there is no going back to the pre-Ukraine crisis balance of power structure. NATO’s expansion into Sweden and Finland can radically transform the political and security landscape in the Baltic region and destroy the established forms of cooperation these states have with Russia. This paper covers: risks and opportunities states face by engaging with ...
... about bases on Danish territory; Norway’s similar bomber role and acceptance of U.S. bases on its territory; heightened tensions in the region (and the Arctic) and,
as I predicted right after Russia’s military operation in Ukraine
, Finland’s and Sweden’s panicking, rushed and fatal decision to join NATO.
Why Sweden and Finland are joining NATO
Andrey Kortunov:
NATO’s Cheek by Russia’s Jowl
Here are some of the possible reasons for this tension-increasing and security-reducing membership ...
On November 9, 2022, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with Malena Mard, Ambassador of Sweden to Russia.
On November 9, 2022, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with Malena Mard, Ambassador of Sweden to Russia.
The discussion focused on the shifts in Sweden's foreign policy after the parliamentary elections held in ...
..., 2022, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), together with Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), held a round table discussion on the new geopolitical and geo-strategic reality in Northern Europe. Experts from Russia and Sweden were invited to participate in the discussion.
RIAC members and scientists representing RAS IMEMO, RAS Institute of Europe, RAS Institute for US and Canadian Studies, MGIMO University, as well as European and Swedish experts from the Stockholm ...
... nevertheless working meeting. It was necessary to formalise several decisions taken in the preparation process. At the local level—to determine the modality of strengthening the eastern borders of the alliance, to consider the applications of Finland and Sweden, as well as the prospects and format for providing military assistance to Ukraine. On the strategic level, how to correlate the global and the regional perspectives in the alliance’s foreign policy.
The unity of the alliance as the basis for ...
... Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a round table discussion on Russia and NATO in the framework of Euro-Atlantic security. The participants discussed the contours of global and regional security in today's realities, due to the prospective NATO membership for Sweden and Finland.
The event was attended by Igor Ivanov, RIAC President; Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General; Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director of Programs; Antti Helantera, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Finland in the ...
Which trends seen in the West reflect Finland’s and Sweden’s possible entry into NATO
Much has been said and written about the likely consequences of Finland and Sweden joining NATO. A legion of analysts have already assessed the changing balance of power in the Baltic Sea, the new situation on the ...
... University; Pavel Felgenhauer, Independent Defense Analyst; and a group of Swedish diplomats headed by Amb. Annika Söder, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus, former State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Sweden.
The discussion focused on the following issues: the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, relations between Russia and Georgia in the context of challenges in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and prospects for cooperation between Russia and the European Union ...
... issues were discussed in the course of the meeting: state and prospects of the political situation in Belarus and the possible role of the OSCE in various scenarios for resolving the political crisis in this country, as well as current issues in Russia-Sweden relations and relations between Russia and the European Union.
On March 3, 2020, Swedish Ministry of Defense staff, Håkan Andersson and Jörgen Cederberg, as well as Gudrun Persson, Member of Swedish Defence Research Agency, visited Russian International Affairs Council.
On March 3, 2020, Swedish Ministry of Defense staff, Håkan Andersson and Jörgen Cederberg, as well as Gudrun Persson, Member of Swedish Defence Research Agency, visited Russian International Affairs Council.
RIAC guests were informed about Council’s current projects in the field of European...
