From the populist president, one would rather expect a populist strategy. But when it comes to ensuring national security and foreign policy, he took a firm line
The National Security Strategy (hereinafter referred to as the NSS) is the most important political concept document in the Executive branch of the United States government. Since 1947, when there was adopted the
National Security Act
, which defines of the entire American national security system and approved the creation of the CIA...
Revisiting the Harmel’s legacy
Introduction
This article revisits the origins and significance of NATO’s 1967 Harmel report and debates its relevance in the current context of relations between the Atlantic Alliance and the Russian Federation. NATO-Russia relations are today marked by confrontation and the two sides seem unable to set their relationship on the path toward partnership. Nonetheless, the Harmel report’s 50th anniversary provides a major opportunity to reflect on relations between...
On November 30 – December 2, 2017, Rome hosted the third annual international conference, MED2017, on security and development issues in Mediterranean region.
On November 30 – December 2, 2017, Rome hosted the third annual international conference, MED2017, on security and development issues in Mediterranean region.
The conference organized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) since 2015 has become...
A smart and effective system of governance is becoming a key factor of Russia’s security
The presidential election in March 2018 will place the future model of Russia’s foreign policy on the agenda. The election coincides with a mounting heap of problems and disagreements, and Russian foreign policy will need to adapt in order to overcome them. Over the next six years, Russia will have to deal with three concurrent trends: (1) systemic and increasing external pressure coming from the most developed...
It is time for us to quit constantly complaining about the treachery of the West, and stop dwelling on who cheated us and how in the 1990s
The new cold war between Russia and the West is characterized by the absence of a clear ideological confrontation. This constitutes its fundamental difference from the era of bipolarity, when the Soviet Union and the United States were irreconcilable ideological enemies. Both sides offered universal ideological doctrines to the world. Ideology served as an important...
CSIS and RIAC Meeting Report
CSIS and RIAC Meeting Report
The U.S.-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) convened the latest in a series of expert meetings on U.S.-Russia relations in
October 2017 in Moscow
. The mood was grim: participants were unanimous that the current state of bilateral relations is dire and in danger of spiraling down further. In Russia, that country’s representatives reported, the conventional wisdom...
Signs are that U.S.–Turkey relations will see further upheavals in the short and medium term
U.S.–Turkey relations are going through one of the most difficult periods in their history. On October 8, 2017 all the U.S. diplomatic missions
across Turkey
stopped issuing non-immigrant visas to Turkish citizens. Ankara responded in kind by suspending the issue of visas on U.S. territory. Washington’s actions are of course far more damaging, but Turkey refuses to “yield” to their colleagues oversees...
On November 9-10, 2017, London hosted a Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group meeting. The Group was created to discuss practical steps to decrease the armed conflict threat in Europe and to prevent global nuclear war.
On November 9-10, 2017, London hosted a Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group meeting. The Group was created to discuss practical steps to decrease the armed conflict threat in Europe and to prevent global nuclear war.
The Group consists of the heads of states, ministers of...
How to move the world away from the brink of a nuclear apocalypse
Dmitry Stefanovich:
Nuclear-Cybernetic Systems
September 20, 2017 was marked by a historic event that took place at the UN General Assembly: the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) was opened for signing. Like the rest of the official and unofficial nuclear powers (as well as a number of their allies), Russia announced in advance that it would not support this international agreement as it does not correspond with...
... necessarily effective in a globalizing world, the Russian Federation has adopted these hybrid strategies as a new and concrete measure in preventing a loss of power. The international community realizes that this new methodology poses serious domestic and international security and stability risks. A continuation of these actions may serve to undermine the democratic and liberal order that much of the west has cemented into the perceived status quo. Due to Russia’s undeniable power and influence, affected ...
