... the different visions that Moscow and European capitals have of the most critical parameters of regional security. The Russian foreign policy doctrine contains a provision on the indivisibility of regional security as a central tenet. Formally, the European Union does not have any objections to this, but 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 ...
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 ... ... Initiative (
NTI
)—have been working with former and current officials and experts from a group of Euro-Atlantic states and the European Union to test ideas and develop proposals for improving security in areas of existential common interest. The EASLG operates ...
... reciprocity
Riga Dialogue Recommendations are a result of the annual “
Riga Dialogue
”. The event gathers high-level policy-makers and experts from the EU, US, Russia and the European neighborhood. This year’s edition — “The New Normal in the Euro-Atlantic Security Order” — focused on the political, military and economic dimensions of the Russia-West relationship.
— Politically, Russia and the West must both be ready for compromise solutions based on reciprocity. Both sides should declare ...
... hosted an open discussion and a presentation of "
Riga Dialogue Afterthoughts 2018
" publication. The event was organized by Latvian Institute of International Affairs.
The presented collection includes the opinions of experts from Russia, the European Union, and the United States on the possibility and prospects for the development of cooperation between Russia and Western countries.
Nuclear Threat Initiative (
NTI
), European Leadership Network (
ELN
), and Latvian Institute of International ...
... participants discussed the foreign policy of Germany and the EU, the current state of relations between Russia and the West, arms control issues, and nuclear safety.
On April 15-18, 2018, Berlin hosted the 8th YGNL (
Younger Generation Leaders Network on Euro-Atlantic Security
) meeting on Euro-Atlantic Security.
The participants discussed the foreign policy of Germany and the EU, the current state of relations between Russia and the West, arms control issues, and nuclear safety.
Young experts from Russia,...
On April 9, 2015, Riga played host to the Second Meeting of the Young Expert’s Group on Resolving the Ukrainian Crisis and Ensuring Safety in the Euro-Atlantic Region. One of the topics discussed at the meeting was the role of civil society in establishing peace in Ukraine. The second session was dedicated to the issue of security in the Euro-Atlantic region as a whole.
The meeting was attended by young leaders from Ukraine, Europe, Russia and the United States, representatives of NGOs, research...
... transparency across Europe and within existing structures, the Leadership Group should include a representative from the OSCE, the European Union, the Eurasian Economic Union, and NATO.
The Leadership Group’s first priority would be to address the current ... ... improve existing structures – for example, by substantially reforming and empowering the OSCE – or to create a new Euro-Atlantic Security Forum. Such a body, if backed by strong political leadership, could play a crucial role in implementing ...
On October 27-29, 2014 Bulgarian Sofia hosted a session of young experts’ group on Ukraine crisis and Euro-Atlantic security to discuss the Ukraine situation and ways to have it rectified.
Organized by the European Leadership Network for Multilateral Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (ELN), Munich Security Conference, Nuclear Threat Initiative, RIAC and ...
In recent years, historical animosities and uncertainties in the global security landscape have hindered efforts to develop a fresh approach to Euro-Atlantic security. The crisis in Ukraine has exacerbated the problem, further undermining cooperation, increasing tensions and widening differences on a host of security, political, economic and other issues.
To address the crisis and engage a new ...
... per cent of its GDP on defence.
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However, with rare exceptions, European countries fall short of this mark.
As a result, Washington has tried to delegate the maintenance of order in Europe and further expansion of the Euro-Atlantic community to the European Union. Even the Orange Revolution in Ukraine and the 2008 Georgia-Russia Crisis only briefly brought the region back into the focus of U.S. foreign policy.
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Alexander Yermakov:
Fighter Diplomacy
The United States’ ...
