... as well as political contacts and trading and economic cooperation between the two countries never ceased. Vladimir Putin and Sauli Niinistö exchanged opinions on key issues of the international agenda, including the prospects of Finland joining NATO. Vladimir Putin said that Russia would respect Finland’s choice, noting that should Finland join NATO, Russia will be forced to ensure its security using all means at its disposal. Lev Voronkov comments on the issues discussed by the two leaders ...
... states for "longer-term regional geopolitical results."
There seem to be several reasons why both theoreticians and practitioners in the Russian military-political establishment may find this analysis helpful, among them:
— The July 8-9 NATO summit in Warsaw that should make a decision on the deployment of rotational multinational battalions in Poland and the Baltic
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— The resumption of the Russia-NATO Council sessions.
— Continued mutual accusations about planned and ...
... 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.
... section of this editorial
, we analysed in detail the arrangements, models and conceptual frameworks that concerned the approach of the Russian establishment to European and Euro-Atlantic organizations as a whole and to its primary additive components – NATO, the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) and the Council of Europe. The continuation of this article is dedicated to what practice has shown to be a number of misconceptions about the European Union on the part of Russia. ...
... should we pin out hopes on NATO as a solution to all security issues that may ever arise? Are we to believe that by joining NATO these problems can be delegated to the bureaucrats in Brussels? Harbouring such hopes in current conditions would, in my ... ... to political frivolity bordering on irresponsibility.
Sooner or later, we will have to start building a new, all-encompassing international security system that is equal for all. And the role in this process of states that are committed to a policy of ...
... of the
International Luxembourg Forum
on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe and the
Nuclear Threat Initiative
“Preventing the Crisis of Nuclear Arms Control and Catastrophic Terrorism”, which took place on the 1st of December, 2015 former Senator Sam Nunn, Co-Chairman of the Nuclear Threat Initiative made a speech where he put forward some pressing international issues. Highlighting the crucial role of a sound and open dialogue between Russia and the US, Senator Nunn urged international ...
... calling for the United States to ramp up its military presence in these countries.
The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) released one such
report
in August 2015: “U.S. Military Presence in Central and Eastern Europe: Consequences for NATO Strategic Adaptation, Deterrence and Allied Solidarity”.
The author of the paper, Artur Kacprzyk, calls for increasing the number of U.S. troops in Central and Eastern Europe, taking into account the fact that the United States has been a more ...
