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On May 27, 2015 the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in cooperation with the Valdai International Discussion Club , will hold an open webinar entitled “Russia and NATO: Enemies Once Again?” The newest publication in the Valdai Papers series is devoted to analysis of the concept of New Atlanticism, the alternative Atlantic security system that has been developing since the end of the Cold war. On May 13–14,...
... of the Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the main threats to security include the proliferation of ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons, the spread of terrorism, the threat of cyber-attacks and fundamental environmental problems. NATO seeks to strengthen international security through cooperation. Greater efforts will be spent in this regard in terms of arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation, with an emphasis on an open door policy in relations between all the European nations and significantly ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... [1] . No doubt, the ELN paper compares favorably with the tritely emotional stories seen in the media, first of all coming from the Baltic states, thanks to its brevity and detailed listing of even minor episodes captured in the press and relate to NATO-Russia military encounters at sea and in the air. Since the authors also give references to these sources, the document appears helpful at least as a digest, despite the authors' emotional comments, conclusions and recommendations. The policy brief ...
Tatyana Parkhalina, Dmitry Danilov and Andrey Baikov discuss the situation NATO and Kiev representatives are to meet in Brussels on 2–3 December 2014 for political consultations on Ukraine’s full membership in the North Atlantic Alliance. But how realistic is such a discussion in the light of the current internal ...
... relations have developed since the Cold War. It seems clear that there has been a major ramping up of the level of Russian military activity in 2014 compared to 2013. Certainly that spur has been reported first by individual national governments and also by NATO in terms of scrambling aircraft and the level of activity that has been observed. If you go further back before 2013, then obviously there was a period when there was no activity of that kind. I think one of the important distinctions to make is ...
... issue discussed by politicians, diplomats and journalists. Alexei Fenenko , leading research fellow at the RAS Institute of International Security Problems, shares his views on the impact of the sanctions on Russia and the potential resolution of the ... ... all the cards. There are things with which Russia can respond to the sanctions. If necessary, Russia can completely block all NATO cargo deliveries to Afghanistan, close the airspace, and withdraw from arms agreements that are disadvantageous for us. These ...
U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Estonia on September 3, 2014. The visit will mark one of the key stages in the preparation of the NATO Summit in Wales (which will take place on September 4–5) and partial redesign of the European security architecture. After the collapse of the USSR in 1991, NATO experienced a goal-setting crisis. Instead of communism, NATO’s enemies ...
... critical infrastructure that keeps developing and becoming more vulnerable to outside influences. Hence, the significance of the human security dimension is definitely on the rise as traditional and new challenges get closer to citizens. RIAC Program Coordinator Anton Tsvetov said that these factors indicate to the need of creating a detailed map of interests to define the most sensitive points of international cooperation. Any kind of hasty impact on the international security system may directly affect human security. Spoking on strategic triangle Russia-China-United States, RIAC expert Artyom Lukin , Deputy Director of the School for Regional and International Studies, Far Eastern Federal University,...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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