Search: EU,NATO,USA (22 materials)

 

Has this little country cracked the code of post-Soviet politics?

... last week when the leader of the ruling Georgian Dream party said that funding of the opposition by the United States and the European Union amounted to “crossing red lines.” With an election on the horizon, Bidzina Ivanishvili, widely considered the ... ... of liberal democracies’. And Georgia is one of those. Especially given that nobody there has abandoned the goal of joining NATO and the EU. The Georgian authorities are thus taking the liberty of directly contradicting the basic world order imposed ...

10.09.2024

Trump’s return would be the EU’s worst nightmare

... argue about the appropriateness of using a stylebook long consigned to history, but it’s the truth of the matter. Across the European Union, they‘re in shock at what is happening in the United States. In the past two weeks alone, first the uproar over ... ... nature. In 2022, the EU bet on America by refusing to take an independent line on the Ukraine conflict. Beyond the rhetoric, NATO’s “unprecedented unity,” in practice, means that the course is set by the strongest member state, both militarily ...

22.07.2024

Here’s how Russia can prevent WW3

... by the memory of decades of confrontation or by a sense of responsibility. The American belief in its own exceptionalism and European ‘strategic parasitism’, devoid of any sense of self-preservation, is a dangerous combination. It’s in such an environment ... ... to pursue escalation in the Ukrainian conflict, which, if left unchecked, could lead to a frontal military conflict between NATO and Russia and a nuclear war. This scenario can be prevented by further strengthening deterrence - more precisely, by ‘nuclear ...

11.06.2024

Consequences of Europe's Strategic Failure

Whether many of us in Russia are ready to admit it or not, the position of Europe in international politics will inevitably become an important issue of theoretical and practical significance Whether ... ... country has gradually moved towards abandoning its independent role in world politics. The finale was the country's return to NATO military structures 15 years ago, after which French defence planning was also integrated into a system led by the United ...

11.12.2023

Baltic Sea Region: New Realities and New Problems

... of time, the situation in the Baltic Sea region has changed radically, writes Konstantin Khudoley, head of the Department of European Studies at the Faculty of International Relations of St. Petersburg State University. During the Cold War, the Baltic ... ... and the countries adjacent to it. First of all, there was consolidation of the positions of the West – after Finland joined NATO and Sweden applied to join, all countries in the region, except Russia, became members of the two most influential Western ...

08.12.2023

G20: Does Multilateralism Have a Chance?

... West freely interpreted the resolutions on Yugoslavia. This pushed that country to form separate, much weaker associations, and NATO ensured its further disaggregation by force. The reflections of that fire are still visible, as we know. The American masters ... ... participants. The organisation worked exactly as long as its decisions brought benefits primarily to the developed countries like the USA and Europe. Similar stories can be told about almost any of the multilateral institutions, where the membership of the “older” ...

19.10.2022

The Erosion and Undermining of the Transatlantic Relationship

... Nord Stream international gas pipeline, then this extraordinary event can be a good illustration of the pressure under which the phenomenon of the Transatlantic relationship is. This unique international community, uniting the United States and Western Europe, came into being as a result of World War II. It has always been based on two factors. First, the unconditional power dominance of America over its allies in all components of the total power capabilities of the state: military, economic and ideological....

30.09.2022

Factors Influencing the World Order's Structure

... never shared the same world order view (let alone their respective domestic ones). So far, the United States and several Western European countries are pursuing a revolutionary policy about the outside world and constitute the biggest challenge to the prospects ... ... instance, nuclear powers formally agreed that the only reason to strike is because of a direct threat to other's territory, NATO would lose much of its rationale. Great powers, inevitably, could potentially be drawn by their junior allies into an escalation ...

12.09.2022

Europe and the Atomic Bomb

The acquisition by the Europeans of new military capabilities will almost inevitably lead to an increase in ... ... provide armed support is not a prerequisite for the survival of a country with several thousand nuclear warheads. In the case of the United States, the matter is complicated... ... Europeans of the assurances that the United States will “fight for every inch of NATO territory” and large-scale participation in supplying weapons to the authorities...

28.04.2022
 

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  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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