... is unlikely to end or significantly reduce the US role in NATO. This would only multiply problems. But he can take stock of NATO assets and liabilities. Even if you follow the advice of the German defense minister and treat the Alliance as a kind of ... ...
However, any military pressure by the Americans will push Moscow further towards military partnership with Beijing. Russia and China are unlikely to form a full-fledged military alliance. But this is not necessary for Washington to find itself faced with ...
... choosing between Atlantic solidarity and materialistic interests. It is safe to say that one of Chatham House’s main points was to help the European allies of the United States mentally prepare for such a choice, which would be inevitable
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Will NATO pass the China test?
Salvatore Babones:
The Asia-Pacific: More Stable than Anyone Thinks
Will Europeans show their solidarity with Washington in case of a possible US–China conflict? The future of not only the North Atlantic Alliance, but also the Atlantic ...
... near-sightedness in the Russian strategy, and this creates an image of a ‘strong but isolated’ Russia in the eyes of China and other countries.
Feng Yujun
Feng Yujun: The huge risk for European security that the current crisis in Ukraine has ... ... provisions of the Helsinki Final Act on the immutability of the post-war borders, and departed from their promise to disband NATO in parallel with the disbanding of the Warsaw Treaty Organisation. Moreover, the Western camp continues with NATO enlargement ...
... ruled out that he may turn out to be a Pakistani protégé. Pakistan in its turn will seek influence over, at least, the Pashtun areas and will use Afghanistan to provide strategic depth against India.
Another factor that has an impact on the process of NATO withdrawal is the position of neighboring countries – Iran, Pakistan, China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and regional powers – Russia, Turkey, India and Saudi Arabia. In the context of the situation in Afghanistan, they have many common goals – they seek to stop hostilities and military presence of foreign ...
