... field of security in the Balkans and South East Europe (SEE), as well as in Europe as a whole.
This year, the main focus of the discussions was on the issues of combating terrorism, political radicalism, and of managing migration flows in and around Europe. Particular attention was paid to the possible impact of Montenegro’s joining NATO on the regional security.
RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov took part in the work of the Forum and addressed the meeting.
... others.
It’s hard to imagine a more holistic alternative to NATO-centrism. Compared to other European and Euro-Atlantic organizations, the OSCE was the most representative in terms of composition: only a part of its members are in the Council of Europe, NATO and the EU. It has been and remains the most inclusive and the most legitimate organization due to the catechism of proper behavior for all countries, which it formulated, and with which they have all agreed and committed themselves to strictly comply....
... origins in international law, and to determine how they may be transcended.
In its analysis of the experts’ deliberations, the ELN found fundamentally different interpretations, on both sides, to critical questions relating to the evolution of the European security order; the expansion of NATO; past military interventions; the right to self-determination; and the right to succession.
The nature of the problem:
The dominant western media narrative on the crisis in Russia-West relations is that, through its annexation of Crimea and intervention ...
... arrangement. It was not in a position to halt this process once it was set in motion. Therefore, the discussions about Europe stretching from Vladivostok to Lisbon were becoming more of a ritual as years passed. The real face-off between Russia and Europe gained intensity as NATO and the EU kept their eastward expansion and the number of color revolutions and quasi-coups in the former Soviet Union republics continued to rise. The Ukraine crisis has highlighted the shortcomings of the new post-Cold War alignment in Europe,...
The threat of nuclear war between Russia and the West, long relegated to Cold War history, reappeared last year as the crisis in East-West relations escalated.
Russian strategic bombers now fly long-range patrols near the coast of the US and its NATO allies, while Russian missile tests and military exercises involving simulated use of nuclear weapons raise the specter of nuclear war. The US responds as its defense analysts discuss options for boosting nuclear deterrence in Europe to counter Russian threats.
President Vladimir Putin unambiguously warned the West in August 2014, as the fighting raged in eastern Ukraine, not to forget that "Russia is not to be messed with. I want to remind you that Russia is one of the ...
... Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE), which means they may any time deploy unlimited weapons as close as 200 kilometers from St. Petersburg. Of course, the Baltic politicians cited the threat from Russia.
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Tatyana Parkhalina:
NATO and Eastern Europe: A Challenge for
Russia?
The development was followed by a several-year-long discussion of the deployment of missile defense in Poland and Czech Republic. Most Czechs did not support American radar on their territory (61 against 25 percent), while ...
... In fact, many of these functions overlap with NATO’s. In this regard, how should we view the OSCE – as a rival or alternative?
A.K.:
There is a difference between these organizations: The OSCE is the organization of collective security in Europe, while NATO is a military bloc. And from the point of view of its perception and international law, the OSCE is more legitimate than NATO because the Organization brings together all European countries including those that are NATO members.
Whether the OSCE ...
By Brian E. Frydenborg, February 26th, 2015 (updated February 27th-28th)
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