... Advancing Strategic Stability
For decades, strategic stability between the United States, NATO, and the Soviet Union/Russia included a mutual recognition of vital interests,... ... remains a potential flashpoint for catastrophic miscalculation between Russia and the West, and this tension threatens security and stability in the Euro-Atlantic region... ... constructive Ukraine-Russia dialogue more broadly including on Crimea, and to improving Euro-Atlantic security.
Governments have a shared responsibility to work together to...
... nuances determine the content of the relations between the two sides.
Twelve Steps Toward Greater Security in Ukraine and the Euro-Atlantic Region. Twelve Steps Toward Greater Security in Ukraine and the Euro-Atlantic Region
Put bluntly, these nuances are NATO and the European Union. Together, they form the Euro-Atlantic community, which unites most of the planet’s economically developed military powers. This contradiction was barely noticeable during the initial post-Soviet years when Russia was still ...
Statement by the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group (EASLG)
Statement by the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group (EASLG)
Today, the United States, NATO, and Russia continue to severely curtail dialogue on crisis management in the Euro-Atlantic region, depriving ourselves of an essential tool to prevent an incident from turning into unimaginable catastrophe. The lack of effective and reliable crisis ...
... dialogue on START. The Prague Treaty
will probably be extended, but the work on the new treaty could stall.
Furthermore, the West has increasingly called for using missile defense as a
means to deter Russia. If the U.S. further expands its missile defense ... ... but also Europe.
The erosion
of the role of the OSCE as an inclusive pan-European institution has become a
major problem for Euro-Atlantic security. Although the Founding Act of 1997
gave the OSCE a leading role, that organization lost significance as NATO’s
role grew. In effect, the Alliance assumed the role of the key security
institution in Europe. The fact that it is not ...
... refugees are fleeing the devastating wars in the Middle East and North Africa. And Western-Russian relations are dangerously tense, increasing the risk that an accident... ... practical, near-term initiatives designed to reduce risks, rebuild trust, and improve the Euro-Atlantic security landscape. There are five key areas that such initiatives should... ... military confrontation by improving military-to-military communication through a new NATO–Russia Military Crisis Management Group. This initiative should accompany efforts...