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Wolfgang Richter: Establishing Whether the Other Side Has Hostile Intent Is Critical for De-escalation

... speech, Colonel (GS) Wolfgang Richter, one of the co-authors, discussed the art of conflict de-escalation, the changing nature of arms control and the link between threat perception and military capability. Wolfgang Zellner: Time for a New Approach to Conventional Arms Control? Mr Richter, please share your vision of how to avoid conflict escalation resulting from increased implementation of countermeasures Threat perception still exists today and is of political nature. This started with the Ukrainian ...

29.10.2019

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Time for a New Approach to Conventional Arms Control?

... should be based on existing agreements rather than negotiating a new treaty. RIAC and ELN Report “Towards a More Stable NATO — Russia Relationship” Currently, there is a little scholarly discussion on new initiatives or innovative approaches to conventional arms control (CAC) in Europe. A diligent study by Peter van Ham from the Dutch Clingendael Institute — “Modernizing conventional arms control in the Euro-Atlantic region” — discusses the merits of different approaches. A very critical ...

02.10.2019

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