... out military exercises in the Arctic, in particular in the framework of Canadian Forces Operation Nanook involving personnel from all branches of the Canadian forces (air, land and sea). Nevertheless, even though Canada is a long-time US ally and a NATO member, Canadian officials are not in favor of NATO’s further involvement in the Arctic[xix], which is perceived not only as diminishing Canadian sovereign claims over its natural resources and shipping lanes, but also as encouraging Russia ...
... a sensation, rather a logical conclusion of the whole story of the Treaty, whose provisions had remained ink on paper since being adapted at the OSCE Istanbul summit back in 1999.
The ratification of the Istanbul agreement by only four of the 30 signatories – Belorussia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine – and Moscow’s subsequent calls to the other parties to follow the suit fell short. The Treaty has effectively been dormant since 2007, the year Russia suspended its participation ...
A Russian expert on international politics and foreign policy said NATO-member Turkey cannot be granted membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as the main purpose of the SCO is to establish an alternative security bloc to NATO.
Fyodor Lukyanov, editor-in-chief of the journal “Russia in Global ...
... accordingly conducted a large Arctic maneuver – Cold Response Exercise – in which more than 16 000 troops from 14 countries are believed to have participated, involving also servicemen of the Air Force, Navy, Army and special tasks forces of NATO member states. Norway also plans to hold one of its largest military exercises in Finnmark, a Norwegian territory adjacent to the Russian Federation. The exercise, called “Joint Viking” is scheduled for March 2015 and will involve the ...
... countries and peoples of Northern Europe to maintain and consolidate the zone of peace and stability in the region. This is not to say that those countries do not include political forces that are ready to support the entry of Finland and Sweden into NATO and to help these states become deeply integrated into the military and political structures of the North Atlantic treaty, or, on the other hand, very influential political and social circles that are firmly against such a turn of events.
The previous ...
By Brian E. Frydenborg, February 26th, 2015 (updated February 27th-28th)
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One of the sad things about looking at current commentary about Russia, America, and the state of their relationship is the lack of measured and reasoned...
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... Ukraine, and even as to whether the E.U. should be involved with Ukraine at all.
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Disappearance of Polarity:
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