... to reckless action.
In this context of cultural alienation, is it still possible to talk to Russia, and what would that take?
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Igor Ivanov:
A Diagnosis from Munich
This is the question that now plagues both NATO and the EU. While in the NATO context the dangers of miscommunication are sometimes recognised, EU discussions are all too often driven by bureaucratic political logic. A desire to have “a positive conversation” alongside (or instead ...
... is bigger than it was, say, three years ago,” Kortunov warns in an interview to Russia Direct. Without the solid policy toward Turkey, Washington seems to straddle between increasing cooperation with Russia over Syria and supporting Turkey as a NATO member in its hypothetical military confrontation with Moscow. This leads to another catch-22 problem: The less certain Washington is toward Turkey, the more unpredictable and explosive the situation becomes. The prospects of a confrontation between ...
... prescribed the sale of Polaris missiles and assistance in the development of nuclear submarines and warheads to the British, while the Americans received a base for their missile carriers in Scotland
[9]
and the formal transfer of British submarines under NATO command. In order to fill the gap, the air-launched Blue Steel cruise missile was developed
[10]
.
The SSBN Resolution, the first one in the Royal Navy, was laid in February 1964 and commissioned in October 1967. All in all, four such submarines ...
... Global military spending is measured in astronomical figures. National security is always at the centre of heated political debate. And states feverishly strengthen their bilateral and multilateral military and political alliances, primarily within NATO. It would seem that the security issue, for NATO at least, should be solved by now – or at least close to being solved once and for all.
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Igor Ivanov:
Russia and Europe: New Rules of the Game
Having said that, is there ...
... which are "postmodern" in nature. They enjoy high levels of security and development. However, both these factors are determined by supranational institutions. "Post-modern" countries are grouped into two superstructures — NATO and the EU – which project formidable military and economic power.
This difference strongly affects relations between Russia and its European partners. The problem is that integration into NATO or the EU is only possible if these organisations ...
... taken a distinct shift towards the right.
Power in Poland is now concentrated in the hands of political powers that traditionally profess conservative views, are sceptical about European integration and underscore the special importance of strengthening NATO’s military presence in Central Europe. Of particular risk to continued political stability in Poland is the revanchist nature of the belief system held by a number of influential Law and Justice party (PiS) leaders, including Jarosław Kaczyński ...
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The huge gaps between General Breedlove's allegations and the facts provided by the German intelligence service (Bundesnachrichtendienst), lead one to wonder why he continues to ...
... the Belarusian administration
emphasized
that the establishment of a Russian airbase in Belarus could threaten its relations with the West. In a later
statement
, however, Ambassador of the United States to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Douglas E. Lute said that an airbase would not alter the balance of forces in the region and posed no direct threat to the bloc.
We will see a qualitative change in the geo-economic role of Belarus in Eastern Europe.
Due to its lack of financial ...
... aggressive, more capable Russian navy” and “the construction of an
arc of steel
from the Arctic to the Mediterranean.” In his words, in the eastern Mediterranean, Moscow pursues a strategy of “contesting the sea aimed against the NATO navy” and wishes to be able to “
threaten fleets in the region and thus deter NATO’s operations
.”
The statements by Breedlove and Ferguson were not the first ones made by the U.S. military administration concerning the “Russian ...
... states has covered an arduous path of national construction and gaining international legitimacy. In the intervening period, the space that had been the Soviet Union until 1991 has become greatly fragmented. Some former Soviet republics have joined NATO and the European Union, while others are trying to form an alternative to the Euro-Atlantic project in the shape of Eurasian integration.
The breakup of the USSR did not exactly follow the borders formed during the Soviet period. Many new independent ...
