Search: NATO,Russia,European security (27 materials)

 

Four Pieces of Advice to Emmanuel Macron about the INF Treaty

... one hand, the French government has no desire to open a new front of opposition with NATO, whose relations with France are complicated as it is and which has already fully... ... at the now-vacant position of foreign policy leader of Europe, including regarding Russian, which is very important for the European Union. Even less would he wish to... ... issue of the INF Treaty (with its direct and fundamental bearing on the foundations of European security) to Donald Trump, who has not shown himself to be particularly reliable...

26.12.2019

How to Stop NATO

..., developing regional cooperation mechanisms and creating inclusive pan-European regimes regulating individual dimensions of European security. Europe does have a positive experience of "outsourcing" its security issues. For instance, the very ... ... the Baltic Sea by aircraft that, as a matter of protocol, had their transponders turned on was ultimately settled not in the NATORussia Council, but by a special Baltic Sea Project Team created under the auspices of the International Civil Aviation Organization ...

03.12.2019

Wolfgang Richter: Establishing Whether the Other Side Has Hostile Intent Is Critical for De-escalation

Interview with one of the co-authors of the OSCE Report “Reducing the Risks of Conventional Deterrence in Europe” On October 24, 2019, the Russian International Affairs Council held a breakfast lecture on the topic “ Arms Control: Will Russia and NATO Reach a Deal? ” timed to the release of the OSCE Report “ Reducing the Risks of Conventional Deterrence in Europe ”. In an interview following his speech, Colonel (GS) Wolfgang Richter, one of the co-authors, discussed the art of conflict de-escalation,...

29.10.2019

Time for a New Approach to Conventional Arms Control?

Measures should be based on existing agreements rather than negotiating a new treaty The return to an outright deterrence relationship between NATO and Russia involves the danger of an arms race and a number of military risks, particularly in the NATO-Russia contact zones. These risks can be contained by means of sub-regional arms control. Approaches of this kind should comprise sub-regional force limitations,...

02.10.2019

Most of the Strategic Challenges for Russia and the EU Are Likely to Come from the Changing International Context

... European Union. For the time being, opportunities are indeed limited, but they are still broader than those between Russia and NATO. The Union is not particularly strong on hard security matters, but we have a rising agenda of nonconventional security problems,... ... — or coordination — in areas such as cybersecurity, international terrorism, migrations management, and so on. Besides, Russia and the EU can jointly strengthen pan-European security-focused institutions, above all OSCE. — What are the most important challenges to European Security in 2019 ...

13.09.2019

Competing Western and Russian narratives on the European order: Is there common ground?

... the ELN found fundamentally different interpretations, on both sides, to critical questions relating to the evolution of the European security order; the expansion of NATO; past military interventions; the right to self-determination; and the right to succession. The nature of the problem: The dominant western media narrative on the crisis in Russia-West relations is that, through its annexation of Crimea and intervention in eastern Ukraine, Russia has behaved aggressively,...

20.04.2016
 

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  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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