... ‘annexation of the Crimea’ and intends to go further into the region that it has traditionally considered the sphere of its interests. Secondly, the events of October 2016 influenced the stance of the then presidential candidate from the Republican Party, Donald Trump.
Before that, he had no real grounds, except for the Ukrainian conflict and the spread of terrorism from the Middle East, to strengthen his posture on ‘real effectiveness’ and ‘necessity’ of NATO. Up until this moment, Russia has only expressed its disagreement with the expansion of the Alliance. But from the NATO point of view, ‘an attempt to carry out a
coup d'état’
in a country that aspires to become a member only proves the need ...
... European security and accelerate its transformation. What are these key decisions?
Primarily, the balance of power will change. Donald Trump seems determined to build up U.S. military capabilities both quantitatively and qualitatively. Odds are he will not ... ... to military power.
Vasily Kuznetsov:
Imperatives of Neomodernism for the Middle
East
Trump’s approach to cooperation with NATO allies will also affect the balance of power in Europe. His restrained attitude toward the alliance raised misgivings within ...
... the problems that led to it. The Russian leader has shown that he was unwilling to accept a state of affairs that was disadvantageous to him and destroyed it almost overnight.
REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Dmitry Danilov:
The “Trump Doctrine” in NATO
Donald Trump can be expected, explicitly or implicitly, to act in a similar fashion. It’s not that he has a pre-designed strategy for deep reform. Just the opposite. He has no such strategy. But there’s a huge number of problems, imbalances,...
... dialogue with the United States as about the future substance of the north-Atlantic alliance’s policy. Trump has warned the EU that “business as usual” is unacceptable. Could a new “Trump Doctrine” emerge with respect to NATO?
In general, Donald Trump has not expressed categorical opposition to Washington’s policy with respect to its European allies. He has said that European nations should take on a greater share of responsibility as part of NATO. However, EU and NATO countries ...
... unpredictability surrounding future relations with the new president and with the U.S.
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Igor Istomin:
Is Donald Trump the unavowed heir to Barack
Obama?
Nevertheless, while congratulating Trump on his victory, European Council President ... ... As we can see, there are all rather general statements without any specifics.
Areas of cooperation with the U.S. as part of NATO, particularly on the eastern flank, in the context of the Iranian nuclear programme and opposing China’s foreign economic ...
... David E. Sanger and Maggie Haberman, “Donald Trump Sets Conditions for Defending NATO Allies Against Attack,” The New York Times, 20 July 2016, http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/21/us/politics/donald-trump-issues.html?_r=0;
“Transcript: Donald Trump on NATO, Turkey’s Coup Attempt and the World,” The New York Times, 21 July 2016, http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/22/us/politics/donald-trump-foreign-policy-interview.html.
2. Wales Summit Declaration, Issued by the Heads of State and Government ...